2. The American businessman
was fishing at a small Mexican
coastal village when a small
boat with a fisherman docked.
In the boat were several
large tuna. The American
complimented the Mexican
on the quality of his fish and
asked how long it took to
catch them.
3. The Mexican replied, “Only
a little while.”
The American then asked
why he didn’t stay out
longer and catch more fish.
4. The fisherman 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?”
5. The fisherman said, “I
sleep late, fish a little,
play with my children, and
take a siesta with my
wife
Maria. Then I
stroll into the village each evening
where I sip wine and play guitar with
my amigos.”
“I have a full and busy life, señor.”
6. “I am a Harvard MBA,” the
American scoffed.
“I could help you.
You should spend
more time fishing.”
“With the proceeds you
could buy a bigger boat.”
7. “With the proceeds
from the bigger boat
you could buy
several boats.”
“Eventually you would have
a fleet of fishing boats!”
8. “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.”
9. “You would need to leave this small
village and move to Mexico City
then Los Angeles
and eventually
Where you would
run your expanding
enterprise.”
New York City
10. The fisherman asked,
“But señor, how long will
this all take?”
“Fifteen or twenty years.”
“But what then, señor?”
11. The American laughed and said…
…“That’s the best part. When
the time is right you would sell
your company stock to the
public and become very rich.”
“You would make millions!”
12. “Millions, señor? Then what?”
The American said,
“Then you would retire and move to
a small coastal village where you
would sleep late, fish a little, play
with your grandchildren, take siestas
with your wife Maria, and stroll to the
village in the evenings where you
could sip wine and play your guitar
with your amigos.”
13. “A man’s life does not consist in the
abundance of the things he possesses”
(Luke 12:15)
Nothing truly valuable arises
from ambition or from a
mere sense of duty; it stems
rather from love and
devotion towards men.
-- ALBERT EINSTEIN
Happiness is not so much in
having as sharing. We make
a living by what we get, but
we make a life by what we
give.
--NORMAN MACEWAN
Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by
the things you have that you wouldn’t sell for money.
14. Living the real thing, doesn’t consist of things at all,
because things cannot truly satisfy.
Only through God can we find real joy, true happiness,
and the eternal fulfillment that only He can give.
Ask Jesus into your heart by saying this simple prayer:
“Dear Jesus, I need Your love to cleanse me from my
mistakes and wrongdoings. I need your light to drive
away all darkness. I need your peace to fill and satisfy
my heart. I now open the door of my heart and ask
You to please come into my life and give me your gift
of eternal life. Amen”
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