Fishers of Men: The Fisherman and the Banker

 Sometimes in life we get so focused on where we want to go that we don't sit back and enjoy where we are now.  We may also get into the habit of wanting to over-complicate life and not realize the joy that comes with a simplified lifestyle. If only more people could see and enjoy life like the fisherman in this story:

An investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The banker complimented the man on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The man replied, “Not very long”.
The banker then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish. The man said he had enough to support his family’s needs.
The banker then asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish when I want to, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my friends, I have a full and busy life.”
The banker scoffed, “I earning a MBA from  Harvard and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat, and 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 middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small village and move
to the city, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the banker replied, “15-20 years.”
“But what then?”
The banker laughed and said that’s the best part. “When the time is right you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.”
“Millions... Then what?”
The 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.”