Businessman and fisherman

Once a businessman stood on a pier in a small village and watched a fisherman sitting in a fragile boat, as he caught a huge tuna. The businessman congratulated the fisherman on luck, and asked how long it took to catch such a fish.



“A couple of hours, no more,” answered the fisherman.

“Why did you not stay longer in the sea and catch a few more such fish?” - the businessman was surprised.
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“One fish is enough for my family to live tomorrow,” he answered.

- But what do you do the rest of the day? - the businessman did not let up.

- I sleep until dinner, then I go fishing for a couple of hours, then I play with my children, after my wife and I arrange a siesta, then I go to the village for a walk, I drink wine in the evening and play guitar with my friends. You see - I enjoy life, - the fisherman explained.

“I am a Harvard graduate,” said the businessman, “I will help you, you do everything wrong.” You have to fish all day and then buy yourself a big boat.

- And then what? - asked the fisherman.

“Then you will catch even more fish, and you can buy a few boats, even ships, and one fine day you will have a whole flotilla.”

- And then?

- Then, instead of selling fish to an intermediary, you will bring the fish directly to the factory, and by increasing the profit, you will open your own factory.

- And then?

“Then you will leave this godforsaken little village and move to a big city, and perhaps one day you will be able to open a huge office and be a director there.”

“And how long will it take?”

- Years 15–20.

- And then what?

“And then,” the businessman laughed, “then the most pleasant will come.” You can sell your company for several million and become very rich.

- And then?

“Then you can stop working, you will move to a small village on the coast, you will sleep until lunch, fish a little, play with children, arrange a siesta with your wife, walk around the village, drink wine in the evenings and play with your friends on the guitar ...”