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"G. Max" Jan 1, 4501 5:00 AM
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philip Levine ◄
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| <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 |
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| > complimenting a Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asks <br> |
| how <br> |
| > long it takes him to catch them. <br> |
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| > "Not very long," answered the Mexican. <br> |
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| > "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the <br> American. <br> |
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| > The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his <br> needs <br> |
| > and those of his family. <br> |
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| > The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" <br> |
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| > "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta <br> with <br> |
| > my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, <br> |
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| have a few <br> |
| > drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life." <br> |
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| > 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> |
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| > "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. <br> |
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| > "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American. <br> |
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> "Afterwards? That's when it gets really interesting," answered the
American,
> laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling
stock
to
> the public and make millions!"
>
> fiquot;Millions? Really? And after that?"
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> "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 playing the guitar
with
your
> friends 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: