Старик и море

           IhavenounderstandingofitandIamnotsurethatIbelieveinit. Perhapsitwasasintokillthefish. IsupposeitwaseventhoughIdidittokeepmealiveandfeedmanypeople. Buttheneverythingisasin. Donotthinkaboutsin. Itismuchtoolateforthatandtherearepeoplewhoarepaidtodoit. Letthemthinkaboutit. Youwereborntobeafishermanasthefishwasborntobeafish. SanPedrowasafishermanaswasthefatherofthegreatDiMaggio. 

           Buthelikedtothinkaboutallthingsthathewasinvolvedinandsincetherewasnothingtoread andhedidnothavearadio,hethoughtmuchandhekeptonthinkingaboutsin. Youdidnotkillthefishonlytokeepaliveandtosellforfood,hethought. Youkilledhimforprideandbecauseyouareafisherman. Youlovedhimwhenhewasaliveandyoulovedhimafter. Ityoulovehim,itisnotasintokillhim. Orisitmore? 

           "Youthinktoomuch,oldman,"hesaidaloud. 

           Butyouenjoyedkillingthedentuso,hethought. Helivesonthelivefishasyoudo. Heisnotascavengernorjustamovingappetiteassomesharksare. Heisbeautifulandnobleandknowsnofearofanything. 

           "Ikilledhiminself-defense,"theoldmansaidaloud. "AndIkilledhimwell." 

           Besides,hethought,everythingkillseverythingelseinsomeway. Fishingkillsmeexactlyasitkeepsmealive. Theboykeepsmealive,hethought. Imustnotdeceivemyselftoomuch. 

           Heleanedoverthesideandpulledlooseapieceofthemeatofthefishwherethesharkhadcuthim.