At a tiny Thai fishing village an American tourist complimented the Thai fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked him how long it took to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Thai man.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.

The Thai man explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American 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 nap with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs...I have a full

life."

The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard 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. 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."

He continued, "Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Bangkok, Singapore, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Thai man.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?"

"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 midday nap, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying with your friends.

If only 10% of the world would have the wisdom of the fisherman, the place would be saved ...

However, 90% has the intelligence of the mba-monkey ...

read it before... but it was not a story of thai fisherman though. o_O

Emmmm.. Nice words to read

Ow Shannon, you busted me! Originally it was a Mexican fisherman.

Frank, I was hoping to keep the MBA bashing to a mininum, as far as the American bashing, whatever, happens all the time rightly or wrongly.

To TLOS4me

no bashing ... relativization ...

oh crap! I'm retired!(sort of)