Spread on the sand were fish of all kinds and size. The fishermen and their wives sorted out the fish according to their kind and size. The little ones and those of no value were thrown back into the sea. Today, with the mechanized trawlers around, such scenes do not exist. And yet this parable seems so basic to life.
Life is like a dragnet.
We do seem like fish caught in a web of relationships. Solomon prayed for the gift to choose that good which would help him to effectively serve the People entrusted to him by the Almighty. He considered the service of God's People the most precious gift he could ever hope to have. He wanted to be a faithful householder of His only Lord and Master, God. A responsible person tries to be creative, redemptive and sanctifying whatever the situation and whoever the person.