Fishing

This week I've been thinking a lot about Fishing.

There are many different aspects to fishing, both in our communities and society, and also in the church. The thought I want to share with you, is that finding a job is a little like fishing.

Employers need people to be their employees. Employees need to work to live, and want to do work that gives them a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment.

The Employer advertises the vacancy in the best possible light, hoping to attract the best possible range of applicants, from which they may choose the final appointee. It's a bit like fishing. The job description has to be accurate and fair, but it is usually designed to show the employer in the best light, and to make the job sound as attractive as possible.

Meanwhile, the prospective employees are polishing up their CV, describing themselves on the application form in the best light possible, to make them sound as attractive and useful as possible, again subject to the constraints of accuracy.

Of course, one of the differences from fishing, is that the fish doesn't want to be caught! The fish is quite happy swimming in the sea, or gliding peacefully in the river, waiting for some food to float by.

It would be quite amusing if the fish was trying to catch a fisherman; maybe some man-eating fish species, that had developed huge tentacles like a giant squid or octopus. Well, not amusing for the fisherman, of course! But it would even up the contest somewhat - turning the scales, one might say!

In fact, it occurs to me that there is a species of fish called an Angler Fish. If you're a fisherman, you'll be glad to know they live in the deep ocean, and are not hunting anglers! They have a lure, which attracts other fish to come close to their jaws, and SNAP, one less fish in the sea.

So as I head off this weekend to engage in a spot of fishing, although not for real fish!, it will be interesting to find out whether we catch each other, or not!