hey ho

[ferny]

Not really my kinda thing but I think some of you may like it. Got it in an e-mail and I'm far too lazy to remove the >'s.

>Subject: Haward MBA - gud 1
>
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>
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> An American businessman was at the pier of a small
> coastal Mexican
> village when a small boat with just one fisherman
> docked. Inside the
> small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The
> American complimented the Mexican on the quality of
> his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
> The Mexican replied, "Only a little while, Senor. "
> The American then asked, "Why didn't you stay out
> longer and catch more fish?" The Mexican said he had
> enough to support his family's immediate needs. The
> American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest
> of your time?"
>
> The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a
> little, play with my
> children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into
> the village each
> evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my
> amigos. I have a full
> and busy life, Senor."
>
>
> The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could
> help you. You should spend more time fishing and with
> the proceeds, buy a bigger boat with the proceeds from
> the bigger boat you could buy several boats,
> eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.
>
>
> Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would
> sell directly to the processor, eventually opening
> your own cannery. You would control the product,
> processing and distribution.
>
>
> You would need to leave this small coastal fishing
> village and move to
> Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will
> run your
> expanding enterprise."
>
>
> The Mexican fisherman asked, "But Senor, how long will
> this all take?"
>
>
> To which the American replied, "15-20 years."
>
>
> "But what then, Senor?"
>
>
> The American laughed and said, "That's the best part.
>
> When the time is right you would announce an IPO and
> sell your company stock to the public and become very
> rich, you would make millions."
>
>
> "Millions, Senor? Then what?"
>
>
> The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a
> small coastal
> fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a
> little, play with
> your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the
> village in the
> evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar
> with your
> amigos."
>
>
> "You mean being a Harvard MBA, you have to go thru all
> that to finally
> get to where I already am, Senor?"
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[Calliope]

Love it! How true... we overlook the important (simple) things too much. Love the story!

 

[terri]

I think I've seen this one before - it's really good!

 

[sfaribault]

Good one...


Steve :thumbup:

 

[Verbal]

It's so true... all too often people think you have to be rich and have plenty of money to enjoy yourselves, but that's just not the case. Unless you're really picky. But I think it's important that people learn to be content with what they have.