Fwd!
Bill Liebhardt (wcliebhardt@ucdavis.edu)
Thu, 20 May 1999 11:23:13 -0700
I debated about sending such a serious post on values, work and the meaning
of life but I thought you all could handle this and see the humor and
wisdom of the following. Bill Liebhardt
>
>
> >>> >The 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 yellowfin 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.
> >>>>> >> >The American then asked why didn't he 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." >>
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