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David K
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A great little story showing the Mexican Way is the better way!
A boat was docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and... asked how long it took 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 siestas with our wives. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends,
have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life."
The tourist interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard 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. You can
then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!!! 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 a siesta 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 Mexicans.
And the moral of this story is:
Know where you're going in life, you may already be there! Money is not everything.
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John Harper
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Great story, DK!!
John
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Great story.
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Enjoyed that.
Making America Great Again
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There's a Kenny Chesney song about this......I can't sing too well or I'd sing it for. ; )
I like beer, better than most people.
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ehall
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Funny. Lot of truth to it.
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Funny story. I´m suprized you just got wind of it. It´s been around for more than 10 years that I know of.
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It was early one morning
Playa del Carmen
That's when I first met Jose
He had a 12 foot Schooner
A 3 foot cooler
Full of the catch of the day
And he was wrinkled from grinning
From all of the sun he had been in
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
He said "Gracias senor", when I paid him too much for
All of the Snapper he had
Now I told him my friend it ain't nothing
In the best broken Spanish I knew
I said I make a good living
Back home where I'm from
He smiled and said Amigo me too
He said I fish and I play my guitar
I laugh at the bar with my friends
I go home to my wife
I pray every night
I can do it all over again
Somewhere over Texas
I thought of my Lexus
And all the stuff I work so hard for
And all the things that I've gathered
From climbing that ladder
Didn't make much sense anymore
They say my nest egg ain't ready to hatch yet
They keep holding my feet to the fire
They call it paying the price
So that one day in life
I'll have what I need to retire
And just fish
And play my guitar
And laugh at the bar with my friends
And go home to my wife
And pray every night
I can do it all over again
And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made
When the truth is I'm really just dying
To live like Jose
And just fish
Play my guitar
Laugh at the bar with my friends
Go home to my wife
Pray every night
I can do it all over again
Wouldn't that be the life?
Wouldn't that be the life?
I like beer, better than most people.
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An oldie but a goodie!
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Very nice. The older I get the less I want or need. Isn't it great.
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It's a old story written by Heinrich Boll, in Germany, concerning "lowering productivity, and although I would admit it's an interesting parable about
the working man trying to find balance, than it is about an ugly American trying to tell a Mexican how to do their job.
At the end of the day it's another negative stereotype about Mexican workers, and would be a death knell to any young Hispanic, walking into a job
interview with an American manager, who believes Hispanic workers, are like this lazy fisherman, who lives day to day, and only works enough to feed
his family.
The fact is poor Mexican workers, don't have time to think about finding the perfect life balance, and instead if they were fisherman, or construction
workers, would work sun up to sundown to feed their family instead of taking an afternoon siesta.
Somewhere along the line, somebody changed this story from a German story, to a lazy Mexican fisherman story, so they could play on the stereotype
about Mexican workers.
I suggest if you want to read parables, that make you think. You should read Far East Japanese or Asian, zen parables that will teach you life
lessons, without the negative stereotypes.
[Edited on 12-14-2018 by JoeJustJoe]
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I like beer, better than most people.
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JoeJustJoe
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Hey Douglas P. Blah Blah Blah to you.
I will let your quotes here about Jose, speak for themselves.
But don't worry, I bet Megyn Kelly, would love your parable, just like she likes blackface.
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From Douglas P.
That's when I first met Jose
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
He said I fish and I play my guitar
I laugh at the bar with my friends
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the Mexican way of life is a good one
one of the reasons why I moved
however, now that I have lived among them for almost 15 years, I have noticed changes.
Their TV is full of self improvement stuff. Tony Robbins copies in Spanish. Get up. Move. Be successful. Hustle!
A manifestation of the results is seen every day in traffic. Some hustle. They push. They are aggressive. They drive too fast.
Get a credit. Buy a car. Don't walk.
Welcome progress - bye bye tranquility
Harald Pietschmann
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I have been going through this myself.
I'm both characters in the story.
So far San Quintin fisherman is winning out over Harvard MBA.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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"Joe", the keyboard warrior, is at it again. 
Quote: Originally posted by JoeJustJoe  | Hey Douglas P. Blah Blah Blah to you.
I will let your quotes here about Jose, speak for themselves.
But don't worry, I bet Megyn Kelly, would love your parable, just like she likes blackface.
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From Douglas P.
That's when I first met Jose
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
He said I fish and I play my guitar
I laugh at the bar with my friends
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by chippy | | Funny story. I´m suprized you just got wind of it. It´s been around for more than 10 years that I know of. |
I had already seen it, long ago... I just saw it again on Facebook so I thought I would share it here.
Merry Christmas!
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JJJ,
Institutionalized racism is so prevalent in the Telenovelas its truly sad.
This type of stereotype for Mestizo's is something you should focus on instead of expats with parables about Baja.
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The Mexican Way of Life ........................
............ Seems best appreciated by Auslanders who made their livings otherwise and are able to view it from a secure perspective.
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JoeJustJoe
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaTed | JJJ,
Institutionalized racism is so prevalent in the Telenovelas its truly sad.
This type of stereotype for Mestizo's is something you should focus on instead of expats with parables about Baja. |
Racism is also in Hollywood, I remember the popular show, "Friends' which is supposed to be based in New York, the great melting pot city in the
world, but you wouldn't know it from watching the show, because 100% of the stars were white, and mostly everybody in the show was also white
including the guests, and extras.
BajaTed, have you ever seen the "Hallmark" network, brand of wholesomeness Christmas movies? My God, I want to throw up, when I watch one of those
movies, supposedly based in some mid west cold climate city, where everybody is WHITE, and even the little kids, look like little young republicans.
It's a major downer, because the two white main characters just talk and flirt with each other the whole time, but they actually never just get it
on! If there is a black in those movies, and it's' rare, they are doing menial labor jobs, and Latinos are nowhere to be found.
In the major motion pictures, if you want to see Hispanic, actors, or actresses, the are mostly criminals, gang bangers, menial labor workers, or
prostitutes.
Yeah, BajaTed, you continue to point to those Telenovelas, that have white skinned Mexicans as the main stars to show Mexico, is more racist than
America.
The movie I'm going to go see next is where Clint Eastwood, plays a drug mule! Damn, Clint couldn't even put a Mexican actor in the staring role, in
that movie. Instead Clint, is going to play a 90 year old drug mule!
But don't worry, I'm sure there will be plenty of Latino actors, playing Mexican cartel members, gang bangers, gardeners, maids, and prostitutes in
Eastwood's latest movie.
[Edited on 12-14-2018 by JoeJustJoe]
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