The businessman and the fisherman
Someday a fisherman was mendacity on a good looking seaside, together with his fishing pole propped up within the sand and his solitary line forged out into the glowing blue surf. He was having fun with the heat of the afternoon solar and the prospect of catching a fish.
About that point, a businessman got here strolling down the seaside, making an attempt to alleviate a few of the stress of his workday. He observed the fisherman sitting on the seaside and determined to seek out out why this fisherman was fishing as a substitute of working more durable to make a dwelling for himself and his household. “You aren’t going to catch many fish that approach,” stated the businessman to the fisherman.
“You need to be working relatively than mendacity on the seaside!”
The fisherman seemed up on the businessman, smiled and replied, “And what is going to my reward be?”
“Nicely, you will get greater nets and catch extra fish!” was the businessman’s reply. “After which what is going to my reward be?” requested the fisherman, nonetheless smiling. The businessman replied, “You will become profitable and also you’ll be capable of purchase a ship, which can then end in bigger catches of fish!”
“After which what is going to my reward be?” requested the fisherman once more.
The businessman was starting to get slightly irritated with the fisherman’s questions. “You should buy an even bigger boat, and rent some folks to be just right for you!” he stated.
“After which what is going to my reward be?” repeated the fisherman.
The businessman was getting indignant. “Don’t you perceive? You can construct up a fleet of fishing boats, sail everywhere in the world, and let all of your staff catch fish for you!”
As soon as once more the fisherman requested, “After which what is going to my reward be?”
The businessman was pink with rage and shouted on the fisherman, “Don’t you perceive that you could turn into so wealthy that you’ll by no means need to work in your dwelling once more! You may spend all of the remainder of your days sitting on this seaside, trying on the sundown. You received’t have a care on the earth!”
The fisherman, nonetheless smiling, seemed up and stated, “And what do you assume I’m doing proper now?”
Nailia Tasseel