Know where you're going in life...

MorelCabin

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A tourist boat arrived in a small fishing village A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took to catch them."Not very long" they answered "Why didnt you stay out longer and catch more" asked the tourist 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"asked the tourist "We sleep late ,fish a little ,play with our children, and take a siesta with our wives.In the evenings we go into the village to see our friends ,have a few drinks,play the guitar,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 thislittle 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 of wasting twenty-five years?" asked the fishermen And the moral of this story is: Know where you're going in life . . . you may already be there!
 

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Hey Bee, I'm kind of out of the loop right now....ugh, not liking it in town, have the house up for sale but no takers yet...My meat rabbits are almost ready to put in the freezer! So nice to see you!
 

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Hi honey....sorry to hear you're still in limbo....we just got our house on the market this week too.

That's a really good story!
 

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Sending prayers your way for a quick sale Lori! We almost had it sold last week, but the couple couldn't come up with quite enough financing, and we are trying to get out of it with what we have into it, so there isn't too much negotiating room. Can't wait to get back to the country though...gotta go read your pages to find out the story here:>) :frow
 

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I'm sorry you don't like your house in town....are you wishing you hadn't sold your other place....it was quite beautiful! Have you found anything similar?

Miss you muchly...have been out of the loop a little myself.
 

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