life its too small...

statesman · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: life its too small...

An RWTimes reader mailed us this little story last week, and we thought its worth sharing it with everyone here, and hopefully bring little focus in our lives.

Reliance Wellness Times June0802

A boat docked in a tiny Goan village. A tourist from Mumbai complimented the Goan fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the fisherman.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the Mumbaite.

The Goan fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The Mumbaite asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, play guitar, sing a few songs... I have a full life."

The Mumbaite interrupted, "I have an MBA from IIM-A, and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?" asked the Goan.

"With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Panjim, or even Mumbai. From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Goan.

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the Mumbaite.

"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," chuckled the Mumbaite, "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the Goan.

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings doing what you like with your buddies."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what I am doing now. So what's the point wasting 25 years?" asked the Goan.

And the moral of the story is? Know where you're going in life. You may already be there.

Life in the present world is indeed a rat race. Many who have qualifications from reputed universities too do not know where they are going in life.

Give it a serious thought, and please don't forget to take charge of your health.

The Reliance Wellness team
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Dolphinsnose · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject:

goodone, thanks Smile

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andhra_king · Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 19

thanks

ved · Telugu Veera Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 2069

I absolutely agree. The life we have is completely based on our own choices. In this modern world, lot of people are confused with life and ridicule our ancient living based on austerity and contentment as uncivilized, not realizing the basic ingredients of art of life were known to humans for long time.

The greatest scientific discovery of humans is not Nuclear fission or Rocket science, but it lies more in converting our lives from nomadic scavenging and hunting that early humans used to do, to a living based on principles of family, society, non-violence and harmony with nature. Without getting into religious and political aspects, in India this art of living is called dharmic life, making India the oldest dharmic society, and based on its antiquity it is also called sanatana dharma. This fisherman really found the bliss in the dharmic way of living.