Conversation under water

孫豐軒

Dolphin is a creature with developed intelligence. I still remember the first meet at the aquarium. I thought we both had a good time together. However， it was not until I watched the documentary The cove ， which reveals the evil that Japanese do on dolphins that I realized it wasnt good for the dolphin.

Ive been reproaching myself for not understanding her suffering under her beautiful appearance. Fortunately， I have this swimming suit with a special translator， which enables me to have a face-to-face conversation with her.As I swim into the deep ocean， everything becomes full of ceremonial sense.

Hello little dolphin， its me. Its been long since we last met in the aquarium. I can never forget your sweet voice and charming smile. However， I was deep in sorrow before the conversation.

I will never forget the scene that the blue sea turned red. It is dyed by thousands of lives. I will never forget the heart-tearing cry. It is the last sound of the beautiful creature. I will never forget the desperate smile on your faces. It is the greatest natural deception under your beautiful appearance.

Suddenly， a trembling but sweet voice comes from the translator.

But why？ Why are you hunting us？ For security？ We are not aggressive. For money？ We dont have pearls in our body. For food？ We are not delicious at all， and have a high mercury rate. Its just difficult to understand， why us？

I lower my head， and say：

Im sorry. We human beings were once tender as well. We fought against nature disasters， spared no efforts to survive， and strengthen ourselves. We exploited fossil fuels for warmth， light， and impetus for industrialization. We polluted air， water， and earth. We multiplied numerous off-springs. We deprived other species of their belongings...Its out of greed. Weve already had much， big houses， luxurious steamers， but we still ask for more. Im afraid， what weve done will make us victims of our own success.

Dolphin turned away and left， leaving me standing still， thinking about what she said， feeling sorry.