the goldfish

have you ever heard of something called the goldfish syndrome? probably not and you probably don't want to either. couldn't care less etc etc. well since i know i will tell you. coercion? you could say so. do i give a damn whether you listen to me or not? unlikely. oh yes, the goldfish. well it's disarmingly simple really. if you put a goldfish in a tiny fishbowl, chances are that it is going to get bored. the situation is then thus: it feels like bouncing off the bowl's wall in a desperate attempt to break out of it. it's not necessary that the world outside is conducive to the goldfish's survival. what is of paramount importance is to break out of the bowl. unfortunately few goldfish ever manage to even scratch the surface and spends its days swimming round and round the fishbowl. i shall not presume to tell you how it feels because i am not a goldfish. i can however tell you how a person might feel in an analogous situation, but by now you have probably guessed those emotions anyway so i shall spare you the agony. moral of the story? nothing really. you could buy a larger fishbowl or the fish could try jumping out instead of breaking the walls. in either case, i don't know the answer.