How much does contentment worth?
So I read this book called Self-Empowerment, quite true and cool at the end of the day it's yours to judge how much contentment worth.
A fisherman was lying on the shore of a beautiful beach, not doing anything. He was enjoying his time there when he knows he needs to go out and catch fish. Soon a businessman passes by to relax from a stressful day at work.
Seeing the fisherman, he was wondering why is he not working, curiously, he told the fisherman "You're not going to catch much fish with the way you're going, you should be working to earn more!".
The fisherman smiled and replied " And what will I get as my reward?"
"Well you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!" "And then?", asked the fisherman,"You will make more money and get a bigger boat to get more fishes""And then?" asked the fisherman again.
Agitated, the businessman continued "You can get even bigger boats and hire people to work for you!" he replied.
"And then?", the fisherman repeated.
Angrily, the businessman replied "Can't you see? You can build a fleet of fishing boats and your employees will catch fish for you"
Again,"And then?" the fisherman asked.
With rage, the businessman shouted"You can become so rich that you will never have to work for living and you can spend the rest of your life lying on the beach not doing anything!!".
Smiling, the fisherman said "What do you think I am doing now?"
-end-
As we may perceive the situation, we can let life loose but it's the matter of how much we want things our in lives. Some just choose to stay contented like the fisherman, some won't be contented like the businessman but at the end it's just a price of contentment, it depends on how much u value it.
A fisherman was lying on the shore of a beautiful beach, not doing anything. He was enjoying his time there when he knows he needs to go out and catch fish. Soon a businessman passes by to relax from a stressful day at work.
Seeing the fisherman, he was wondering why is he not working, curiously, he told the fisherman "You're not going to catch much fish with the way you're going, you should be working to earn more!".
The fisherman smiled and replied " And what will I get as my reward?"
"Well you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!" "And then?", asked the fisherman,"You will make more money and get a bigger boat to get more fishes""And then?" asked the fisherman again.
Agitated, the businessman continued "You can get even bigger boats and hire people to work for you!" he replied.
"And then?", the fisherman repeated.
Angrily, the businessman replied "Can't you see? You can build a fleet of fishing boats and your employees will catch fish for you"
Again,"And then?" the fisherman asked.
With rage, the businessman shouted"You can become so rich that you will never have to work for living and you can spend the rest of your life lying on the beach not doing anything!!".
Smiling, the fisherman said "What do you think I am doing now?"
-end-
As we may perceive the situation, we can let life loose but it's the matter of how much we want things our in lives. Some just choose to stay contented like the fisherman, some won't be contented like the businessman but at the end it's just a price of contentment, it depends on how much u value it.
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