Once upon a time, a very old catfish lived in a beautiful lake.
He proved to be a vexing challenge to local fishermen. They had tried many techniques to get him on their dinner plates. They told tales about him when they drank together at their local pub. They all had their stories about the time they
almost had him.
As time went on, the old catfish got a little lonely. He remembered many friends who were there one day and gone the next; enticed by delicious treats dangling from lines.
He had learned to avoid those tasty morsels the fishermen dropped into the water. He only had to remember the old hooks embedded in his mouth, still dangling pieces of line.
He finally died at a ripe old age, far away from the dinner plates above.
When the troublesome people you are no-contact with come around "fishing," remember the Wise Old Catfish!
