Life Explained

 

 

Life  Explained

 

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

“Not very long,”answered the Mexican.

 

 

 

“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and

catch more?” asked the

American.

 

 

 

 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?”

 

 

 

  ”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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   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.”

 

 

 

 

 

  ”And after that?” asked the Mexican.

 

 

 

  ”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?” asked the

Mexican.

 

 

 

   ”Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years,” replied

the American.

 

 

 

  ”And after that?”

 

 

 

  ”Afterwards? Well my friend, that’s when it

gets really

interesting,” answered the American, laughing.

“When your business gets

really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and

make millions!”

 

 

 

 ”Millions? Really? And after that?” asked the

Mexican.

 

 

 

 ”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.”

 

 

 

 And the moral of this story is: ……… Know where

you’re going in

life… you may already be there.