In the dark yellow afternoon, there was a fisherman and his son who were relaxing. In the middle of the expanse of the sea they fish among the piles of garbage that stretches around them. The father really missed these times, but the son was on the contrary, he was happier with his new life in the City. With a bored expression on his face the boy said.
"Why are we here, sir?"
"You really don't miss this, do you?" replied the father while showing the fishing net that his son often used as a child.
The son even ignored his father's actions, and instead was busy with his cellphone, saying.
"It's better in the city, sir, more comfortable. There you can get everything, I can take you to the city, you can live with me. I was able to meet your needs there.”
The father was silent as he lifted the net, and cleaned the garbage in the net.
"Never mind, sir, there's a lot of trash here, it's still catching up here. How much income from all this. Especially when the sea is like this, how could you possibly get fish like before."
The father still can't understand his son's thoughts that have changed since leaving his family, he is more concerned with his new life. The father was disappointed with his son because he did not want to experience his former life, where as a child he was very happy to be invited to go fishing, catch fish, play with water in the sea.
Not long after that the father pulled the net again, and he felt the net very heavy. At first he thought that this was just a pile of garbage, after successfully pulling the net, it turned out that there was a clown fish among the piles of garbage in his net.
"I want to see you catch fish!"
"Most trash again." said the child
"No kid, look at this clown fish. I remember when you were little, you cried about wanting to take care of him, forcing you to take him home and ask for an aquarium to be made.”
"Now for what, sir? My house is full of furniture."
"Well, you just let it go, I thought you wanted to keep it." The father sadly replied.
The son still insists on forcing his father to live with him in the city. According to him, life in the city is much better than having to fish every day in the sea which is already filled with plastic waste, Styrofoam, used cans, and other garbage.
"You want to stay here. Let your whole life be close to the sea. Here you can see the waves, feel the sea air. All of that calms you down."
After hearing his father's statement, he still insisted that he wanted his father to stay in the city. When the son was trying to explain the atmosphere in the city, suddenly the father raised his net again and shouted.
"Son see! You got another fish."
The son grew tired of his father's behavior, until he gave no answer at all.
"It turns out that this is tuna, son! Don't you remember? When Father brought home a lot of tuna, then your mother cooked the fish. You are very happy and can't wait to eat it, because this fish is your favorite food at that time, and you say that your mother's cooking is the most delicious." Said the father while shedding tears
The child was silent and could not say anything while also shedding tears when remembering that time. Then the father approached his son and hugged him tightly as he said.
“The sea has changed, not like it used to be. At that time, yes, you and I always get a lot of fish, the fish gather in a clean sea, the sea that fish like. They played, joked, some even looked up in the air, and you could see your happy face at that moment. You also love to let your hands hit the waves, you laugh when the water hits your face. Then you stand in front of the ship, pretending to be like a sailor in the movies, your hair blowing loosely screaming "I AM A SEATER" and you're a prisoner. When we are sick we always relax between the sun that will set. You remember don't you?”
"Remember, sir. So I miss those times, huh," replied the child who was still in tears
"You want to do it again?" said the father
"Come on..Sir!" exclaimed the child
Finally the Son begins to want to feel his former life again with his Father, and has begun to forget his desire to bring his Father to live with him in the City. Then he prefers his father to live side by side with the sea, by making a decent place to live with a fish pond to sell, and maintain. And the Son remained in the City and now began to frequent the Father at sea.
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Where father was saying his son about his childhood memory that really feel me to connect with this