Love bites
Human beings are rather odd when it comes to love, but I have seen one of the most bizarre animal behaviors on the TV show The Most Extreme. Under the deep sea, a mile beneath, there lives Anglerfish. These fishes carry a lighted appendage in front of these mouths to lure their preys. It is not the most bizarre part.
Lady Anglerfish can grow up to 5 feet, massive jaws, and long sharp teeth—not exactly lovely looking. But who cares, it is pitch dark in deep sea. She can, however, leaves seductive trails of scent for gentleman Anglerfish to chase and track her down miles away. Overcome by the love scent, the gentleman Anglerfish which are usually one twentieth of the size of the lady fish will sink his teeth into his object of affection once he finds her. It is the first and last love bite of his life, for it immediately releases enzyme to digest his mouth and her skin. From then on, two of them attach together and mate for life.
But don’t be judgmental on Anglerfish too quick. Don’t we also vow to mate for life? Did poems write about love that lasts till the end of earth? How many love songs sing about wanting to hold each other forever? Aren’t we all a little bit Anglerfish want-to-be?
posted by Keith @ 10:42 PM
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7 Comments:
What a metaphor.
Mate for life. Dare not dream of that. Is it nature, or is it luxury.
Nature keeps amazing us, and meanwhile, it keeps reminding us how insignificantly small we are.
Xiao Zhu,
The American wedding vows usually ends with,
"In sickness and in health, in poverty or in wealth, 'til death do us part."
People should mean what they say, not to mention they are making the most solemn vow of their lives.
That, of course, make sense only if people are marry for true love.
Yes, people should mean what they say...
Marriage is a complicated human arrangement. True love is necessary but not sufficient to seal or ensure a lasting relationship. Unlike the Anglerfish couple (assuming another male didn't take a bite too), many couples have drifted physically and mentally apart. The question is not so much whether we are Anglerfish wannabe, but rather what make a couple want to be together, or not.
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Sometimes, it's better for a couple to separate, especially in an abusive relationship or where family members are getting hurt.
Other reference:
An article I wrote in November 2006 entitled: "同床異夢,貎合神離 / Same Bed Different Dreams, Same Togetherness Different Destinations"
http://lotusandcedar.blogspot.com/2006/11/same-bed-different-dreams-same.html
Haricot,
It is a different world in the deep sea. Lady Anglerfish keeps a harem of male Anglerfishes attached to her much larger body. The males are so much smaller and look so different that for a long time scientists thought they were parasite fish and wondered why they could not find male Anglerfish.
I definitely don't want to be an Anglerfish >=P
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