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What Do You Really Hope To Achieve In Life ?

 Read this story and you may find that what you are
always hoping to achieve, you may be already have it.
 
 There was once an American businessman who was sitting
 by the beach in a small Mexican village. As he sat, he
 saw a Mexican fisherman rowing a small boat towards
 the shore and noticed that the fisherman has caught a
 quite number of big fishes that is known to be a
 delicacy. The American was really impressed and ask
 the fisherman,
 "How long does it take you to catch so many fishes " ?
 The fisherman reply " Oh, just a short while"
 "Then why don't you stay longer at sea and you could
 catch even more ?" The businessman was astonished.
 
 
 The fisherman simply does not agree, "This is enough
 to feed my whole family," he says.
 The businessman then asked "So, what do you do for the
 rest of the day then ? "
 
 The fisherman reply " Well, I usually wake up early in
 the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fishes,
 then I would go back and play with my kids.
 In the afternoon, I will take a nap with my wife, and
 evening comes, I will join my buddies in the village
 for a drink, we played guitar, sing and dance
 throughout the night. My day was ever so complete and
 carefree."
 
 The businessman does not agree with his way of life
 and offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
 
 " I am a PhD holder graduated from Harvard University,
 specialises in business management. I could help you
 to become a more successfull person.
 From now on, you have to spend more time at sea and
 try to catch as many fishes as possible. And when you
have save enough money, you could buy a bigger boat
 and catch even more fishes. As you go on, you will be
 able to afford to buy more boats, recruit more
 fishermen and lead a team of your own. Soon you will
 be able to set-up your own company, your very own
production plant for canned food and do direct selling
 to your distributors.
 At that time, you will have moved out of this village
 and to Mexico city, and then expand your operation to
 LA, and finally to New York city, where you can set-up
 your HQ to manage all your other branches. "
 
 The fisherman asks, " So, how long would that take ? "
 The businessman reply " About 15 to 20 years "
 The fisherman continued " And after that ? "
 
 The businessman laugh heartily " After that, you can
 live like a king in your own house, and when the time
 is right, you can go public and float your shares in
 the Stock Exchange, by then you will be rich, your
 income will be coming in by the millions!! "
 The fisherman ask " And after that ? "
 The businessman says " After that, you can finally
 retire, you can move to a house by the fishing
 village, wake up early in the morning and catch a few
 fishes, then return home to play with the kids, have a
 nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening
 comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the
 guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!! "
 
 The fisherman was puzzled " Isn't that what I am doing
 now ?? "
 
 So, what does one really hope to achieve in life, do
 we really need to work so hard in life ? What do you
 hope to accomplish in the end ?
 
 A careless word may kindle strife
 A cruel word may wreck a life
 A timely word may level stress
 A loving word may heal & bless
 

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