1:59 p.m. - 2008-05-16
Fishing
Ok saw this on a random blog. To avoid copyright infringement here's the link! http://blog.miatan.com
Anyway, this story should resonate with quite a few of us now. As in, now is the time when we choose the courses that we want to do in uni and ultimately this would definitely affect the career we going to have. I used to think that making tonnes and tonnes of money is the most important thing. But after taking on some crap vacation jobs, I'm not sure about that already. Working solely for the sake of money is quite tough. Ahh. I don't know.
Here's the story anyhow.
A man was fishing by the docks.
A fine young gentleman in crisp pin stripped suit walks up to the man and inquired politely, “what are you doing dear sir?”
“I am fishing of course.” The man replied.
“And why do you fish?” the fine young gentleman pressed on.
“Because I enjoy catching fishes, so that’s what I do.
“That is such a waste of time! You can turn your hobby into a money making venture. You can cast a net and catch more fishes”
“And what do I do with more fishes?” the man asked.
“Well you could sell them for a profit and use the money to buy trawlers to catch even more fishes.” The fine young gentleman replied rather impatiently.
“And what do I do with more fishes?” the man asked coolly.
“You sell them for even greater profits, buy over a fishing fleet and start your own company” the fine young gentleman said with a hint of annoyance.
Again the man asked, “And what do I do then?”
“Well, with all that money in the world, you don’t have to work any more and you can do anything you like”
“Like fishing?” The man asked.
“Like fishing.” The fine young gentleman replied
“Then,” the man said with a warm smile, “I have not wasted my time.”
