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A Point To Ponder
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A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
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"Not very long," answered the Mexican.
"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.
"Not very long," answered the Mexican.
"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.
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The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
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"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . I have a full life."
"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . I have a full life."
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The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
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And after that?" asked the Mexican.
And after that?" asked the Mexican.
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With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
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"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.
"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.
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"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.
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"And after that?"
"And after that?"
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"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"
"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"
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"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.
"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.
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"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
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And the moral is:Know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
And the moral is:Know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
6 comments:
Good one!
Glad you like it mullet.
Thank you jams, very much
hello I can comment freely now
Welcome Prole, whatever happened to the Great Firewall...really irritating.
How perfect a contrast between the two ways of life. Forty years ago, a standup comic, Bob Newhart, had a monologue routine in which he was a Peace Corps worker
trying to explain to African's what working toward retirement was. It ran very much like your post. He finished with, "And there are things we could learn from you. For example, I see in our world wide statistics collection that you have the lowest divorce rate in the world." ……………"Divorce? That's when a married couple decide that …" …………"Marriage? That's when two people decide to…"
In retrospect, the Peace Corps was forerunner ground work of the present policy of world wide domination.
Not knowing sometimes makes you the lucky one
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