Once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree. Suddenly a rich businessman passing by approached him and inquired as to why he was sitting under a tree and not working. To this the poor fisherman replied that he had caught enough fishes for the day.
The business man then asked, but what do you do with the rest of your time?
The fisherman replied: ‘I sleep late, fish a little but I play with my children, take a nap under the shadow, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my friends; I have a full and busy life.’
Hearing this the rich man said: ‘Why don’t you catch more fishes instead?’
Fisherman asked: ‘What would I do by catching more fishes?’
Businessman: ‘You could catch more fishes, sell them and earn more money, and buy a bigger boat.’
Fisherman: ‘What would I do then?’
Businessman: ‘You could go fishing in deep waters and catch even more fishes and earn even more money.’
Fisherman: ‘What would I do then?’
Businessman: ‘You could buy many boats and employ many people to work for you and earn even more money.’
Fisherman: ‘What would I do then?’
Businessman: ‘You could become a rich businessman like me.’
Fisherman: ‘What would I do then?’
Businessman: ‘You could then enjoy your life peacefully.’
Fisherman: ‘Isn’t that what I am doing now?’
Moral – You don’t need to wait for tomorrow to be happy and enjoy your life. You don’t even need to be more rich, more powerful to enjoy life. LIFE is at this moment, enjoy it fully.
As a great men (Joseph Brotherton) have said “My riches consist not in extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants”.
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