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BaTistAbomB · **on:** June 05, 2013, 08:36:22 PM

ENJOY THE lesson [you]

The American dream

An American businessman was standing 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.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" the American asked.

"Only a little while" the Mexican replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" the American then asked.

"I have enough to support my family's immediate needs" the Mexican said.

"But" the American then asked, "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 a 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 you could buy a bigger boat and, 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 consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. 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 - an Initial Public Offering - and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions."

"Millions, senor? Then what?"

The American said slowly: "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a 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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fayt · **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2013, 08:43:31 PM

Nice story ts. Thanks for sharing. Its how we push the start button to live better.

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makopa · **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:19:08 PM

Good story, though it still depends on how people interpret what they just read.

PS: Nice Sig Pic BTW. Airsoft or the real deal?

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xxxchoholic Rai ♥ · **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:33:15 PM

nice share poh good story siya

worth while reading this one thanks poh

dere'k ™ · **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:43:28 PM

woooooooww sipag at tyaga talaga, saka na mag happy happy kapag marami na naipundar.... nice share... +k po

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spidey · **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2013, 03:20:52 PM

why wait for 15 - 20 years the mexican is already enjoying his life..

Prime™ · **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2013, 05:02:15 PM

That's nice.

As for me, di ko kaya. My ambitions are like an itch na I need to scratch.

Someday I will be in the same position like that mexican dude. Contented na and not wanting for anything.

When you can say and really mean the phrase "Life is good". That is happiness.

Thanks for the share Battista. Cool story.

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Cathrina · **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2013, 05:38:49 PM

Nice story po,each one of us have a diffrent views based on the story,for me I have a dream myself and to be able to get it i work hard focus on it everyday and forget to even give myself some break to enjoy life..what im trying to say is we work hard trying to support ourself and to our family but we need to enjoy life also,spent time with family while we can coz you never know what happen tomorrow or before 15 or 20 years.i am trying to live one day at a time and satisfied what i have right now a job and a family that even they are far from me but atleast i have communication with them and i know they are ok..

¿m☺ÿ · **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2013, 07:34:39 PM

maganda talaga ang story na ito, para sa akin it just mean that it is better to live a simple life.... no matter what we do on life it will still end up in a place that all of us think are comfortable live while we wait on the next phase of our being

Puswak63 · **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2013, 07:45:48 PM

good story. Thanks for sharing

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