From: "G. Max" <IIMIMIa> To: philip Levine •t:a Subject: Fwd: Well Yea...a..a.Yea...a. Date: Sat, 01 Jan 4501 05:00:00 +0000 <html> <br> <br> <br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>> A boat is docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist is <br> > complimenting a Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asks <br> how <br> > long it takes him to catch them. <br> > <br> > "Not very long," answered the Mexican. <br> > <br> > "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the <br> American. <br> > <br> > The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his <br> needs <br> > and those of his family. <br> > <br> > The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" <br> > > with > have few <br> > drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life." <br> > <br> > The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help <br> you. <br> You <br> > should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra <br> fish <br> > you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With <br> the <br> extra <br> > money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third <br> one <br> > and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of <br> selling <br> your <br> > fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing <br> plants <br> > and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little <br> village <br> > and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From <br> there <br> you <br> > can direct your huge enterprise." <br> > <br> > "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. <br> > <br> > "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American. <br> > <br> <br> "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta <br> <br> my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, <br> a <br> EFTA00579363 > "And after that?" <br> > <br> > "Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the <br> American, <br> > laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling <br> stock <br> to <br> > the public and make millions!" <br> > <br> > fiquot;Millions? Really? And after that?" <br> > <br> > "After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the <br> coast, <br> > sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta <br> with <br> > your wife, and spend your evenings drinking and playing the guitar <br> with <br> your <br> > friends</font></b></blockquote></blockquote></html> From ???@??? Sat Dec 29 12:14:56 2001 To: philip Levine < From: "G. Max" < Subject: Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: < X-Eudora-Signature: <Standard> EFTA00579364
