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Friday, 5 September 2014

I DID AS HE SAID; AND JUST LOOK AT MY CATCH




Another week - another Magpie Tale

MAG 235 from a prompt set by Tess.

(I thought long and hard before an idea came for this one, courtesy of my thinking hat)

Dark Harbor, 1943, N.C. Wyeth


It was a dreadful fishing day for us all.  We couldn't catch a crab between us let alone a single fish.  And then something weird happened to me and it all turned round on a sixpence. 

 I see you guys were elsewhere and you didn't get a bite either. Here, have some of mine because my boat is almost overflowing.  I have never seen anything like it.

I was just about to call it a day and go home when I looked up and saw this man standing on the shore, literally ten paces from me.  He seemed kind of familiar and I felt a weird sensation as though I had somehow known him all my life.  The peace and serenity oozed from his every pore and I could see nothing but love directed at me from within the depths of his soul, through those bright blue eyes.  I felt totally happy and at peace, more so than I ever felt before, and I just did not want to interrupt our eye contact or have this moment end.  

He said ever so humbly, "Excuse me, I see you have caught nothing today and that is not right.  If I might make a small suggestion you will do fine.  You see I think you have been fishing on the wrong side of your boat. Cast your nets on the other side and you shall catch plenty."

I did as he said and there were so many fish I had such a battle to get them all aboard my nets broke with the strain.

I felt as though he had commanded those fish into the nets and had been chasing them away prior to his suggestion.  I felt also that whatever he commanded would be obeyed, even the wind and the waves could not refuse him.

He said, "Bring some fish and join me and we shall cook a few and eat together."

It was then I knew who he was and he knew I knew for I saw him beam just like he did when I knew him because he was always such fun to be with,  He said, "Dead men don't eat, do they?  See, Peter, put your hand in my side and feel my palms and see they have healed and see I have conquered death and I live.  I promise you anyone who believes in me shall have eternal life. 

Go, tell all you meet, for I want you to be fishers of men for me."


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44 comments:

  1. stephen Hayes5 September 2014 at 18:18

    It took me a while but I finally figured out where you were going with this. Great story, and I've always been a fan of NC Wyeth, who died shortly after creating this tempera painting.

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    1. Eddie Bluelights5 September 2014 at 20:33

      Thank you Stephen . . . . I just thought the picture cried out for the story . . . :)
      You seem very conversant with contemporary painting . . . :)

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  2. Jane and Chris5 September 2014 at 18:39

    Love this...set in a different time...great!
    Jane x

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    1. Eddie Bluelights5 September 2014 at 20:35

      Thank you Jane . . . . the idea for the prompt interpretation came this afternoon.
      Eddie x

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  3. The Quintessential Magpie5 September 2014 at 18:58

    Ooh, Eddie! I love this! That man is my BFF. :-)

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  4. Robert Smith6 September 2014 at 00:22

    I seem to remember reading a similar story to that a long time ago. Lets see now, was it in Aesops Fables? Nooo. . . .it could have been in Grimm's Faerie Tales? Probably it might have been something by Hans Christian Anderson? Nooo . . . .

    Got it! I think it was "The Famous Five go Fishing" by Enid Blyton. Am I right? No? It must have been "The Children's Illustrated Guide to the Bible". Yes, that's it, and I still have that book, but I don't recall a chap called Eddie in it though.

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    1. Gloria Baker6 September 2014 at 03:37

      You crack me up Keith!
      Silly:)

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    2. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 06:56

      Thank you Keith . . . . but the version you have must be wrong because I am not in it . . . .
      Yes Gloria - he is silly!! . . . lol

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    3. Robert Smith6 September 2014 at 21:45

      Silly? It was only meant as a friendly jibe. Of course I know about the story and it's origins.

      Gloria - Veo que tiene un sentido del humor como yo.

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    4. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 22:03

      I know, it's ok . . . . . and I'm impressed with your Spanish : I see you have a sense of humor like me . . . . :)

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    5. Robert Smith6 September 2014 at 22:14

      Sorry Eddie,it was rude of me to comment to Gloria in Spanish, I was saying that she has a sense of humour like me.

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    6. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 23:56

      That's ok, Keith, I can use Google Translate as well . . . . lol
      Have you heard any more from Anthony? . . . :)

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    7. Robert Smith7 September 2014 at 01:02

      Yes, he got a new computer via the insurance, but of course he has lost all the data and is busy trying to remember everything to put back. He emailed me to say he wasn't going to blog any more, "it's not my scene" were his words.

      I do speak a bit of Spanish. My French is average, but my German is good I've been told, I was stationed in Germany for 5 years, and I had first hand experience at it. Verstehst du mich?

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    8. Gloria Baker8 September 2014 at 01:07

      Yes Keith I think the same .and you really make me crack.sometimes:)

      Aw Eddie you understand a lot og spanish too:)

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    9. Eddie Bluelights8 September 2014 at 13:22

      Actually my sense of humour is very similar too . . . . . .
      . . . and regarding Spanish, Gloria:

      Creo que eres una chica muy agradable, pero un poco timido

      How is that? . . . . speak soon :)

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    10. Gloria Baker8 September 2014 at 20:43

      Haha I know you talk some spanish.
      Im serious Eddie:)
      Always I was:)

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    11. Eddie Bluelights8 September 2014 at 21:10

      and . . . . .

      Y creo que son preciosas y tienen una cara muy amable . . . . . :)

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  5. Gloria Baker6 September 2014 at 03:39

    That's is a really good story Eddie!

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    1. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 06:58

      Thank you Gloria - I just thought the picture called for it somehow . . . :)

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  6. Anita Sabat6 September 2014 at 05:58

    A story with the fisherman who catches fish thanks to fellow-fishermen. Help & support is the key :)

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    1. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 07:04

      Thanks Anita - have just visited you . . . . . .:) Eddie

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  7. Gail6 September 2014 at 13:30

    Nicely woven parable.

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    1. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 20:11

      Thank you Gail . . . made it applicable to 1943 . . . or tried to :)

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  8. Pat Hatt6 September 2014 at 13:45

    So there is more to fishing then meets the eye?
    I guess I won't curse it so much thanks to every fly

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    1. Eddie Bluelights6 September 2014 at 20:14

      I find whenever one sees an empty boat
      Next to one full of fish it can barely float
      It makes one wonder why
      So to explain it I did try.

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  9. Brian Miller7 September 2014 at 02:34

    nice retelling of fishing with jesus...
    imagine their shock...being experienced fishermen
    to be told how to do it...i bet a bit reluctantly...
    and then their catch and his offer...
    and much later his breakfast of fish with them after his death...

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    1. Eddie Bluelights7 September 2014 at 22:13

      Thanks Brian . . . . agree . . . . but he must have been so charismatic that they could refuse him nothing and they all gave their lives for him. He must have been such fun to be with . . . . :)

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  10. Blue Grumpster7 September 2014 at 20:04

    I love it, Eddie. The picture called for it, alright. :)) Now, just between you and me.... any chance you might know... possibly... how I could do the same thing with money? I've been fishing for a long time, you see.

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    1. Eddie Bluelights7 September 2014 at 22:21

      Hi Blue:)
      I thought so too but the seagulls threatened to ruin things.
      With money . . . simple . . . . fish for treasure amongst the ancient Spanish Galleon wrecks - lots of gold coins down there . . . good luck . . . :)

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    2. Blue Grumpster8 September 2014 at 15:48

      Just my luck... ;)

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    3. Eddie Bluelights8 September 2014 at 21:15

      We seem to have a lot in common Blue . . . . . . You are Blue and I am Bluelights . . . . . lol

      Shame I can't come up with a money machine . . .
      If I only knew the answer about replicating money. We would not be Blue anymore . . . . . lol . . . .

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    4. Blue Grumpster9 September 2014 at 18:09

      Plus we're both incredibly handsome and winning. I bit more money wouldn't hurt us though. We sure as hck wouldn't be blue anymore. Maybe a lighter shade....

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    5. Eddie Bluelights9 September 2014 at 20:55

      But of course . . . . handsome winners and with lashings of personality and extremely modest . . . we would be very popular with the ladies and the gents would want to know our secret . . . . shhh!
      Yes a bit of 'dosh' would be nice but I'd probably end up giving a lot of it away - would really love to do that to help a few folk. Yes we'd keep a bit of blue but maybe a lighter shade as you say. There was a fabulous song just for you, Mr Blue Sky by The Electric Light Orchestra:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I

      Know it?

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    6. Blue Grumpster9 September 2014 at 21:28

      Ah you're a giver too.... I know the type. I see one every time I take a look in the mirror.

      Yes, I know that song all too well. I love it. Thanks!

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    7. Eddie Bluelights9 September 2014 at 22:28

      Problem is that the winners of huge amounts on the lottery never seem to give much away - I once worked for a couple who won £5.7 million and they dod not give a single penny . . . . . . and they lost it all and now they are penniless . . .

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  11. Tess Kincaid10 September 2014 at 19:13

    Beautiful biblical take...

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    1. Eddie Bluelights10 September 2014 at 21:08

      Thank you Tess . . . I'm glad you liked it . . .

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  12. Stephanie Faris10 September 2014 at 21:16

    My husband does all the fishing in this family. It's his thing! I do love that painting. Very charming!

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    1. Eddie Bluelights10 September 2014 at 22:28

      Thank you Stephanie . . . . yes, it's great to fish . . . . nice painting too! . . . :)

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  13. Other Mary12 September 2014 at 00:58

    This is a whole different kind of fish story Eddie. Good one. :)

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  14. Shadow12 September 2014 at 10:47

    Wow, this led where I did not anticipate. Beautifully told you have this story! Well Done!

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    1. Eddie Bluelights12 September 2014 at 20:01

      Thanks V . . . Just thought the picture called for it . . . other than than it might have been about beoiv edive bombed by sea gulls . . . . lol

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