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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 5dave22 who wrote (110957)	5/15/2000 2:05:00 PM
From: niceguy767	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578545

5dave22: Just received the following which may be of interest to you! Makes sense to me! Mexican parable An investment banker from the United States was at the pier of a coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The investment banker complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. "Only a little while", replied the Mexican. The banker asked why he did not stay out longer and catch more fish, and the Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The banker 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, and stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play my guitar with my friends. I have a full and busy life." The investment banker scoffed: "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 middle-man you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your cannery. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles, and eventually New York City where you will run your expanding enterprise." The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" The banker replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" the fisherman asked. The banker laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would float your company on the market and sell your stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions." "Millions ? then what?" The investment banker said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your friends."