This one makes so much sense...
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing
village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
on the quality of their fish and asked
how long it took him to catch them.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
on the quality of their fish and asked
how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long." they
answered in unison.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.
"But what do you do with
the rest of your time?"
"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
and take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
and take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life."
The tourist 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."
"And after that?"
"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.
The tourist 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."
"And after that?"
"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."
"How long would that take?"
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.
"How long would that take?"
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.
"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."
"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.
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."
"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.
And the moral of this story is:
Know where you're going in
life....
you may already be there
Know where you're going in
life....
you may already be there
16 comments:
:) true uncle jack..sometimes we are chasing so many numbers and desires that we ignore what we have
Oh yes...i remember having read this a long time ago. :) Hope you are doing well uncle jack.
hiiiii jack sirrrrrrrrrrrr...............i started blogging in 2010 .....i wasnt interested too much in blogging but sharing views alwys excited me........I was reffered here by a common blogger..........nd now i m back to the blog world nd u knw all my followers have left blogging (as all the blogs are atleast two years old ) but u r alwys alive on blogspot......koi toh hai :))).......very nice post ....mba's nd mnc's hav ruined the happy life of average ppl.....! thnks...!
all the best for ur speedy recovery
Very correct. I am so glad that you are back to blogging regularly.
hmmm..... that's the gist of the true life
Very true. Good post, thanks for sharing :)
P.S: How you been?
really awesome!!!!!
A happy and content life. How lovely :)
And here, people go about spending their whole life by just planning.
Great post :)
true..
sometimes we keep on struggling only to realize too late that all this was for no good :P
Hope all is well. Wish you health and happiness. And happy Blogging.
SULAGNA :
You have summed it up so aptly. Take care
RIA :
I am as fine as I could be under circumstances. Take care
BROKEN STAR :
I am so glad to see you back. I will visit you soon. Thanks for your wishes. Take care
RAMA :
Thanks for appreciating. I am as fine as I could be. Take care
AROOJ :
Thanks for your support. Take care
NIKITA :
Thanks for such supportive views. Take care
AMRITA :
That is why I wrote it here for you all. Take care
PHILO :
That is what we humans do not understand and carry on chasing what we may already have. Take care
JYOTI :
One needs to know what one wants and if one feels one already has it, then where is the need to be in rat race? Take care
ALKA :
Thanks for you kind wishes. Hope to be here regularly now. Take care
कहानी तो बहुत कुछ कह रही है बस बार-बार समझने और अपने-आप में सोचने की आवश्यकता है . साथ ही खुद से पूछने की भी कि हम आखिर कहाँ जा रहे हैं ?
AMRITA :
AAPNE BILKUL SAHI KAHAA. Take care
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