Saturday, December 26, 2009

Avoid The Rat Race.....

*A boat docked in a tiny Goan village. A tourist from Mumbai (Mumbaite)
complimented the Goan 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 theMumbaite.

The Goan fisherman explained that his small catch was Sufficient to meet
his needs and those of his family.

The Mumbaite 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,
play guitar, sing a few songs... I have a full life."

The Mumbaite interrupted, "I have an MBA from IIM-A, 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 Goan.

"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 Panjim, or even Mumbai. From there you can direct
your huge new enterprise."

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

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the Mumbaite.
"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting,"
chuckled the Mumbaite, "When your business gets really big, you can
start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the Goan.

**_"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 doing what you like with
your buddies."

_**"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what I am doing now. So
what's the point wasting 25 Years?" asked the Goan.* *

And the moral ofthe story is?
 Know where you're going in life. You may already be there.

**Life in the present world is indeed a rat race. Many who have good
qualifications too do not know where they are going in life.*

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