Do You Know Where You're Going To?

Here's an anecdote. I have read it somewhere but never bothered to take note of it until one of my favourite bloggers posted it on his blog

A boat docked in a tiny Malaysian fishing village.

A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

"Not very long," they answered in unison. 
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" 
The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

“But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, and take jungle walks with our wives. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few teh tariks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.

"We have a full life."

The tourist interrupted,
"I have a degree from Oxford 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?"

"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."

"And after that?"

"You can then leave this little village and move to KL, Penang or even Singapore!
"From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"   

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

"And after that?" 

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!" 

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

"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 walks with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends." 

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the villagers.


And the moral of this story is:

Know where you're going in life.... you may already be there. 

'Granny' P

"Eight women in their fifties were arrested for prostitution in Taiwan. They had charged their customers between NT$900 (RM94) and NT$2,000 (RM209) for each session." [from here]


I do not know whether to laugh or to salute these 'grannies'.


Also, with so many available pretty young girls, I really wonder who would pay that much to have the services of grannies.
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