An Officer was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several...
An Officer was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The Officer complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The fisherman replied, "Only a little while."
The Officer then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more
fish?"
The fisherman said, "With this I have more than enough to support my
family's needs."
The Officer then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your
time?"
The fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children,
take siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time
with my family, I have a full and busy life."
The Officer 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 a big town and eventually to the the city where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise."
The fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?"
To which the Officer replied, "15 to 20 years."
"But what then?" asked the fisherman.
The Officer 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?...Then what?"
The Officer 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 and spend time
with your family."
Moral: Work hard to achieve your goals in life but do not run for the goals
which are not going to really give you fruitful results at the end of the day.
Work hard but give time to yourself and your family. Do not compormise your
family life.
There might be several other conclusions from this story as well. its matter of
your personal apprehension. Label: short story
