Reply to: Died reading this story

[Old Greg]

To draw a moral from a story, you need to have morals.


You consider someone a slave because they do not have drive to be wealthier than they need to be.


Let me tell you a story...


An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while. The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

It seems fairly unlikely that a Mexican fisherman of modest ambitions would be a wine drinker.

Despite Mexico’s Spanish heritage, it is not a wine-drinking country, but rather a beer and tequila country.[4] Average wine consumption per capita is only two glasses a year.[10] The Mexican government imposes taxes of 40% per bottle, making it hard to compete with beer and tequila.[8] However, consumption of wine in Mexico is growing, with imports of wine in 2005 being nearly four times higher than ten years before.[11] Most wine is consumed in major cities such as Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Puebla,[10] and is also commonly found in the tourist areas, such as Cancún and Cabo San Lucas.[4][6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexica...n_Mexico_today

[WTFH]

Maybe it's simpler than that and he's just an ass, as he says

The difference is asses have uses.

[MrMarkyMark]

It depends on your definition of "ambition" is it about having more "money", more "things", a better job title, comfortable retirement, big house, etc?


If someone's "ambition" is not the same as yours, it doesn't mean they are slaves or lack ambition, it just means their life choices are different to yours.

Maybe it's simpler than that and he's just an ass, as he says

[diseasex]

It depends on your definition of "ambition" is it about having more "money", more "things", a better job title, comfortable retirement, big house, etc?


If someone's "ambition" is not the same as yours, it doesn't mean they are slaves or lack ambition, it just means their life choices are different to yours.

Nope, it means they are failures

[WTFH]

absolutely agree. The problem is my ambition in my case. And compassion or lack of thereoff. Long story short, i'm an ass. ;d

It depends on your definition of "ambition" is it about having more "money", more "things", a better job title, comfortable retirement, big house, etc?


If someone's "ambition" is not the same as yours, it doesn't mean they are slaves or lack ambition, it just means their life choices are different to yours.

[diseasex]

To draw a moral from a story, you need to have morals.


You consider someone a slave because they do not have drive to be wealthier than they need to be.


Let me tell you a story...


An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while. The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

absolutely agree. The problem is my ambition in my case. And compassion or lack of thereoff. Long story short, i'm an ass. ;d

I've read this story few years back, but decided to actually try something hard in life than go easy. Because whats the point?

[WTFH]

moral of this experience? I consider him a slave with no ambitions, no drive. Just a zombie, not questioning whats happening around him.

To draw a moral from a story, you need to have morals.


You consider someone a slave because they do not have drive to be wealthier than they need to be.


Let me tell you a story...


An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while. The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

[diseasex]

It's nothing about greed. My friend is working in 80 years old company. He gets no bonuses, on odd year he might get a 1-2% raise. During your day there are emails floating from management of all the stuff stakeholders getting, how to increase stakeholders dividends etc.
His department makes tulipload of money and he gets scraps.
Hes happy
I evacuated as soon as i could.

moral of this experience? I consider him a slave with no ambitions, no drive. Just a zombie, not questioning whats happening around him.

[FatLazyContractor]

If I had a dollar for every time someone used that cliché.

Your wife will be owning more BTLs?

[MarillionFan]

I understood it fully. You are looking purely from a monetary point of view. You look at everything in terms of greed, not happiness.

If I had a dollar for every time someone used that cliché.

[FatLazyContractor]

I understood it fully. You are looking purely from a monetary point of view. You look at everything in terms of greed, not happiness.

Happiness arises out of fulfilling your greed

[WTFH]

Ok you understood nothing about my post. That's fine

I understood it fully. You are looking purely from a monetary point of view. You look at everything in terms of greed, not happiness.

[diseasex]

Blood diamonds are from Sierra Leone. (I didn't know that there was a film about them, I learned about them from books)


You're right, it's nothing to do with Botswana.


Please get an education before making more sweeping generalisations.

Ok you understood nothing about my post. That's fine

[WTFH]

Haven't seen blood diamond with DiCaprio then?

It's nothing about Botswana . It's about being happy for your boss to make millions whereas you get nothing or scraps.

Blood diamonds are from Sierra Leone. (I didn't know that there was a film about them, I learned about them from books)


You're right, it's nothing to do with Botswana.


Please get an education before making more sweeping generalisations.

[WTFH]

Machine Operator Diamond Recovery Mining Job in Botswana - CareerMine


So, a machine operator gets £16k


That buys a lot more than food.