Big fish, small frying pan

What happened to me last night reminds me of a familiar story about two men who went on a fishing trip. One of the men was doing well, catching the very big fish. But every time he caught a big fish he would throw it back into the water. He did this a few times and it puzzled his friend then asked what was he doing and why. The man responded by saying he had to throw back the big fish because he had a small frying pan at home.

Yesterday I had a similar experience; I had purchased some very delectable parrot fish that I was preparing to fry. When I was about to place them in the frying pan, I realized that the frying pan was too small and pondered at least for a moment how I needed to ensure that my future purchases are smaller. Then I thought, perhaps not.
Maybe I should get a bigger frying pan. Surely that would solve the problem. But take a look at these two perspectives:

Limiting ourselves
If we only believe for those things we can handle and are prepared for, how will we grow? If we always ‘play it safe’ and swim on the shore all the time, how will we get beyond certain limits and explore the unknown? If we always just accept what we are told and never seek to investigate, how does this affect the way we live?

Over extending ourselves
On the other hand, this same story teaches us the importance of not taking on too much at any given point, which could be just as detrimental as limiting yourself. Stretch what can be.

One thing is certain this heading sets your thought into motion. You may even have several stories from your own life experiences which you could describe as the big fish, small frying pan experience.
If you have to cut your fish down to size, that is also an option, which is exactly what I did. My wife and I had a good laugh and a good bite. Cheers!