From: "G. Max" <IIMIMIa> To: philip Levine •t:a Subject: Fwd: Well Yea...a..a.Yea...a. Date: Sat, 01 Jan 4501 05:00:00 +0000 <html> <br> <br> <br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>> A boat is docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist is <br> > complimenting a Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asks <br> how <br> > long it takes him to catch them. <br> > <br> > "Not very long," answered the Mexican. <br> > <br> > "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the <br> American. <br> > <br> > The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his <br> needs <br> > and those of his family. <br> > <br> > The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" <br> > > with > have few <br> > drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life." <br> > <br> > The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help <br> you. <br> You <br> > should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra <br> fish <br> > you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With <br> the <br> extra <br> > money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third <br> one <br> > and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of <br> selling <br> your <br> > fish to a middle man, you can negotiate directly with the processing <br> plants <br> > and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little <br> village <br> > and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From <br> there <br> you <br> > can direct your huge enterprise." <br> > <br> > "How long would that take?" asked the Mexican. <br> > <br> > "Twenty, perhaps