The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City.His father's cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake.He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago.But he does see that same fish again and again—every time he comes up against a question of ethics6.