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> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>> A boat is docked in a tiny Mexican village.  An American tourist is > complimenting a Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asks how > long it takes him to catch them. > > "Not very long," answered the Mexican. > > "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American. > > The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs > and those of his family. > > The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" > > "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with > my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few > drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life." > > The American 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.  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 negotiate directly with the processing plants > and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village > and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!  From there you > can direct your huge enterprise." > > "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. > > "Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American. > EFTA00579363 > "And after that?" > > "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?" > > "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</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

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