NEED
& GREED
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.
"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.
"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
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.
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.
"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.
And
the moral of this story is:
Know
where you're going in life....
you
may already be thereJ
