| People come and go in every hobby. Today's obsession becomes forgotten tomorrow. With many hobbies, there is just not enough involved to hold interest for long. Koikeeping involves so many aspects that the obsession can burn a long time, and then mature.
It seems to me that when well-known koikeepers leave the hobby it has a scare effect on the kichi who remain. So much is invested in terms of time, money and opportunities, I think it is a bit frightening that you might awake one day with no interest in koi. Unimaginable!... but it just happened to the person you hoped to emulate. What do you do with that pond when you decide your spare time will be spent as a glassblower?
The hobbyists I admire are the ones who have made their koi hobby a part of their lives and not an escape from life. Their hobby is not an obsession. It is simply part of living. That's mellow. |