WHO IS RICH WHO IS POOR

One day

The father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son
How was the trip?
It was great, Dad.
Did you see how poor people live? the father asked.
Oh yeah, said the son.
So, tell me, what you learned from the trip? asked the father.
The son answered:
I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end…
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond
…We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them
The boy's father was speechless
Then his son added,
Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have

What if your long-term goals weren't long-term?

A quick story about goals, delayed gratification, and the current human mindset.

I read a story in an interesting book about an MBA who went on vacation to Mexico to go fishing. While he was down there, he met a fisherman who was very good at what he did. By 11am, the guy had caught 8 fish while the businessman was still trying to catch his first. After he caught his eighth, the fisherman packed up his gear and began to head home.

The businessman approached him and asked him why he was already leaving when he was having such a great day. The fisherman replied that he had caught all he needed.

“So what do you do the rest of the day?”

The fisherman replied, “I go home, spend time with my kids, take a siesta with my wife, and head into town to grab dinner and wine with my friends.”

The businessman knew that many cultures outside his own approached work a differently, but he couldn’t understand why this fisherman was giving up so much opportunity to grow his business. He proceeded to spend the next 20 minutes talking to him about how he could increase his revenue to a staggering degree. He talked about how he could hire other locals and teach them what he knew, and that by doing so he could triple his revenue. He talked about how he could eventually purchase a boat and some nets and increase his daily catch by a factor of at least one hundred.

He talked about how the money from the first boat could be used to purchase additional boats, and how after a period of time he could have a whole fleet out in the ocean bringing in thousands of fish (and hundreds of thousands in revenue.) He said that within 10-15 years he could see him easily becoming a millionaire or multimillionaire, and how he could retire and never have to worry about money again.

The fisherman paused for a moment and asked him, “What would I do then?”

This caught the businessman off guard. After thinking about it for a few seconds he replied, “I guess you would spend time with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and have dinner in the town with your friends.”

How many of your long-term goals could be had right now? Are you working 80 hour weeks to achieve a lifestyle that’s easily attainable today?

visited a friend house in miri

what is this creature? a cat or a dog?

I'm still confused

3rd May

Too bored stay at home and hungry

Decided to have late supper