The Fisherman!!!

[HARDCORE]

Received this from someone (author unknown) via e-mail and thought you guys might like to read it also!!!!

Rick
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A boat docked in a tiny foreign village. An American
tourist complimented a local fisherman on the quality of his fish
and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the fisherman.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked
the American.

The fisherman 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
nap 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 fisherman.

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 a big city, like Los
Angeles, or even New York! From there you can direct your huge
new enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the fisherman.

"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 selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the fisherman.

"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 is: ?Know where you're going in life... you may already be there!?

[Jerry D]

Rick that was great I took my dad's advice 30 years ago and joined the USAF at 18yrs did my twenty and retired to the country where I could do all them things with out having to worry so much about the next paycheck ....