The Parable Of The Mexican Fisherman
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00:00An American businessman goes on holiday to Mexico. He gets taken out fishing by a local Mexican
00:06and he asks the Mexican how he spends his time. The Mexican says,
00:09I fish a little on the morning, I catch enough for my family, we go back, we cook,
00:14we laugh around the fire and I spend time with my children. And the American businessman goes,
00:18that's stupid. Here's a better idea. What you should do is actually spend most of your day
00:22fishing. And then with the surplus fish, you could sell them at the market. And the Mexican
00:26fisherman says, why would I do that? So once you've got the additional money,
00:30you could start to employ some of your friends and they could come out fishing with you too.
00:34And you could catch more fish, which you could sell at the market for more money.
00:37He says, why would I do that? He says, well, once you've done that,
00:40you would be able to incorporate in America and you would maybe be able to start a canning factory
00:44so that you could own the entire production process and you could then sell the company
00:48for a lot of money. He said, why would I do that? He said, because once you've done that,
00:53you'd be able to fish a little on a morning and then go back and spend time with your
00:57children around the fire. Very good.