He watches the fish who have been
around for seven or eight years who

used to swim when tiny in clean, clear
water, but over the seven or eight years

now swim in the water that has accum-
ulated leaves, twigs, dead frogs, dead

brothers and sisters of the fish — debris,
which has deteriorated and turned to

muck. The fish keep swimming having
adapted to their environment and as

long as the water keeps circulating, the
fish keep living. He is glad life keeps

circulating around him as he adapts to
the pond of life as others outside

that particular pond have watched for
seventy years .