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September 25th, 2011 | 
Author: Finally got some decent kicks that weren’t at an outrageous price, was on sale for 25% off.
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The Story of the Mexican Fisherman
I thought this was a very interesting read. I found it in my international marketing and business book. Now, there is many different translations and versions to this short story I’ve found on the internet but this seems to be the most accurate I have found.
I think that this story is dead on about our modern society. (Hoping not to offend anyone!)
Heres the story; author unknown so I’m not sure who to credit it to.
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of the fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “Only a little while.”
The tourist then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?”
The Mexican replied, “With this I have enough to support my family’s needs.”
The tourist then asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.”
The tourist scoffed, “I can help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you could sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You could leave this small village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles, and eventually to New York City where you could run your ever-expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But how long will this take?”
The tourist replied, “15 to 20 years.”
“Bbut what then?” asked the Mexican.
The tourist 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.”
“Millions?… Then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where youwould sleep late, fish a little, play with your grandkids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”
Recovered!
I have just found a backup from almost a year ago that contained all my lost pointless blog posts! I’m glad I found this so my new posts won’t look so lonely.
I will start using this blog again to keep updates of the adventure I’ll be having in Brasil. This is the best way I can keep all the memories and keep closed ones updated. This is just a personal small audience blog.
What Happens When You Steal a Hackers Computer!
This is a hilarious video I came across recently, reminds me a lot of some people I know 
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