Why god invented waterproof eyeliner... among other things

this note is going to be a ramble of all things slightly fishy and deeply metaphorical if you bother to look, feel free to leave anytime.
One of the great things about humans is we have conquered the globe we now reach across the entire surface. Sadly most of it is ocean and of that well lets just say we know more about the surface of the moon then our own oceans. But moving on there is a brilliant hobby out there called aquarium keeping. We as a species love exotic things (animals, art, dancers, etc.) but it is our own backyard that is exotic to another that is worth more then anything else. Some of the best photographers take pictures of there surroundings and what they know shouldn't we be interested into our own backyards. As we have conquered the globe we have lost the exotic factor. There are no more wild lands to discover. This is why we are so enthralled by the idea of Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc. The aquarium gives us a peak into an unknown territory. An idea that we cant go up anymore we might as well go down. And in doing so look into the pools that have collected in our backyards. The fish in the pet store come mainly from Asia and Africa most of the popular species are from those regions as well. They are colorful and brilliant and just plain stupid. I have never seen dumber fish. The more plain a fish looks, the more browns and mushy shades the fish in question tends to be some of the most personable (though this is usually just a rule of thumb). There is a new genre out there called native fish keeping referring to mostly north american species. While there are the boring one there are some brightly colored wonders that fill our (highly polluted *cough cough) streams and lakes. Some of these include sunfish and darters (relatives of perches) and these come in an astounding array of colors. Leaving me to wonder why cant people find the magic anymore in whats in front of them. When did we loose that wow factor that makes life so much more fun. Children find whats in font of them amazing but they loose interest as it just becomes background noise. Sadly we cant see whats right in front of our noses without a mirror. Let the aquarium be the mirror to open your eyes to the lost exotic wonders of what lives right next to us. Oh and god invented waterproof eyeliner so Izi could get her face wet so she can see whats in the river.