Subject: Fwd: Live like a Goan A boat docked in a tiny Goan village. A tourist from Kerala(Malayalee) >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 the >Malyalee. > >The Goan fisherman explained that his small catch was Sufficient to >meet his needs and those of his family. > >The Malayalee 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 Malayalee 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 Malayalee. > >"And after that?" > >"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," >chuckled the Malayalee, "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 of the 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. > >IN SHORT LIVE LIKE A GOAN... ForwardSourceID:NT0006BD2E If it exists, you'll find it on SEEK Want to be a Space Travel Agent? Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php All the post budget analysis and implications Sign up now. -- Your friend always -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to better_personal...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to better_personality+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en.
