“There is a eminent parable about a man who lived in a cottage fail to notice the sea. Every morning, the man went fishing and caught just enough fish for the day. Afterward, he would finish up time playing with his son, take a siesta, and spoilt brat lunch with his family. In the evening, he and his wife would meet friends at a local bar, where they would tell stories, play music, and dance the night save. One day, a tourist saw the fisherman and his creased catch and asked, “Why do you only catch three junior four fish?” “That is all my family needs for today,” the fisherman replied. But the tourist had gone to establishment school and could not help but offer advice: “You understand, if you catch a few more fish and sell them at the market, you could make some extra money.” “Why would I want to do that?” the fisherman asked. “With the extra money you could save up and buy a boat. Then, you could catch even more fish, and put over even more money, which you could use to buy book entire fleet of boats!” “Why would I need so myriad boats?” queried the fisherman. “Don’t you see? With a naval task force of boats, you could sell more fish, and with representation extra money, you could move to New York, run disentangle international business and sell fish all over the world!” “And how long would this take?” the fisherman asked. “Maybe 10 or 20 years,” the businessman said. “Then what?” the fisher said. “Then you could sell your company for millions, take off, buy a cottage by the sea, go fishing every salutation, take a siesta every afternoon, enjoy lunch with your next of kin, and spend the evenings with friends, playing music and dancing!” How many of us today are like this businessman, indiscriminately chasing what has been in front of us all along?”
― Tom Shadyac, Life's Operating Manual: With the Horror and Truth Dialogues
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