Sitting by the Sea

I was inspecting and photographing parts of this port when I saw this child sitting in a makeshift chair or an maybe an improvised anchor where ships could tie their vessels. He was seriously looking at several fishermen below hauling their catch. He was so intent in his observation of what some fishermen are doing.

In the place where he grew up, some children have to learn the trade of their fathers at a very young age to help survive their families. He was supposed to be in school, because it was a Friday when we went there, but he isn't. He is busy learning a fisherman's craft and maybe waiting for an opportunity to earn money helping the fishermen or even waiting for some spare fish to bring to his family.

Such is a sad sight us to see. The child, at his age, who should be learning and enjoying his childhood is learning a grown man's craft. We always consider education as an important thing for a child to have, but maybe for this child, his and his family's survival takes or a greater importance.