: [icanprofessionals] Fw: The vanity of life.

The vanity of life… A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village. A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took them to catch the fish. "Not very long." they answered in unison. "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families. "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" "We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, and take siestas with our wives. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. We have a full life." The tourist 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." "And after that?" "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 Mexico City , Los Angeles , or even New York City ! [ >From there you can direct your huge new enterprise." "How long would that take?"   "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.   "And after that?"   "Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"     "Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen. "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 drinking and enjoying your friends."   "With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans. And the moral of this story is: Know where you're going in life..... you may already be thereJ         The beginning and the end of  Life         DISCLAIMER: This email and any attachments are confidential and privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If received in error, do not open, read, copy, disclose, use or store it in any way, or permit others to do so but please notify the sender immediately and delete the original email and attachments from your machine. If you are not the addressee or the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance of it, is prohibited and unlawful. The information, attachments, opinions or advice contained in this email are not necessarily the views or opinions of Celtel Nigeria Limited (hereinafter referred to as Zain) or its affiliates and without more, shall not commit Zain or its affiliates. Zain and its affiliates do not accept liability for claims, losses, or damages caused by the inaccuracy, incorrectness, or lack of integrity of this email or any attachments.

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