Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:12:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Not A Crook
Subject: BLAGUES-L: The Fisherman and the Businessman

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 08:12:11 -0500
From: "Philippe Reid (LMC)"
> From:	Andrew Simon (LMC) 
> From:	Ed Weingart 
 
 	One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach,
 	with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his 
 	solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. 
 	He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and 
 	the prospect of catching a fish.
 
 	About that time, a businessman came walking down the
 	beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his 
 	workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach 
 	and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing 
 	instead of working harder to make a living for himself 
 	and his family.
 
 	"You aren't going to catch many fish that way," said
 	the businessman to the fisherman, "You should be 
 	working rather than lying on the beach!"
 
 	The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and
 	replied, "And what will my reward be?"
 
 	"Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!"
 	was the businessman's answer.
 
 	"And then what will my reward be?" asked the
 	fisherman, still smiling.
 
 	The businessman replied, "You will make money and
 	you'll be able to buy a boat, which will then result 
 	in larger catches of fish!"
 
 	"And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman
 	again.
 
 	The businessman was beginning to get a little
	irritated with the fisherman's questions. "You can buy 
 	a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!" he 
 	said.
 
	"And then what will my reward be? repeated the
 	fisherman.
 
 	The businessman was getting angry. "Don't you understand? 
 	You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over 
 	the world and let all your employees catch fish for you!"
 
 	Once again the fisherman asked, "And then what will my
 	reward be?"
 
 	The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the 
 	fisherman, "Don't you understand that you can become so 
 	rich that you will never have to work for your living 
 	again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on 
 	this beach, looking at the sunset. You won't have a care 
 	in the world!"
 
 	The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "And
 	what do you think I'm doing right now?"