fishing for zen~~~

~~fishing for zen~~~

"Reel 'em in."
"I am."

"Faster."
"Get the net!"

"Okay."
"Got 'em?"

"What's it say?" a black bass is raised into the air.

"I can't make it out!"
"Let me see!" Two guys in a boat looking at the side of the bass, reading!

"I think this one says...why!"
"Why?"

"Yep"
"Well what in tar nation does that mean?"

"I don't know!" the bass is released back into the river. The two begin fishing again. One of them catches a fish immediately.

"Get the net!"
"Ok."

"Reel 'em in"
"I am."

"Got 'em." Pulling a fish from the net and holding it up. Two men look along the side of the fish. The black zig zag design of a southern black bass.

"Ask!"
Yep, looks like it says ...Ask!" The fish is thrown back. The two begin casting.

"Why and Ask! what does that mean?" one man asked.
"I aint sure, ...Why Ask! Perhaps we need more words?"

"I think we should ask the zen question again and fish for the answer!."

"Holy toledo batman, I got one. Get the net."
"Reel 'em in."

"I am."
"I got 'em." The man holds the fish up and the two of them read the side of the black bass. The checkered design slightly appears to be jumbled words.

"Why?"
"Yep, it looks like it says...Why!"

"Why...again!" the bass is released into the water.

"Why ask Why! Do you think that is the answer?"
"I suppose! You want to try again?"

"Sure," the man stands up and takes his hat off and looks to the sky. "Zen gods, we are just a couple men wanting to know the meaning of life and why we are here. Well ...we're just a couple men fishing for answers." The man sat down and started casting again.

"I got one."
"Already?"

"Yep."
"Reel 'em in."

"I am. Get the net."
"Okay, I got 'em." The man holds the fish up and the two men read the side of the bass.

"Why?"
"Yep, it looks like it says...why!" The fish is released.