Do you know or have what you need to be a person?

What most people need to be happy are already around, they only need to look within critically, to seek to improve on our lives are one of the major characteristics of human evolution, in doing this we should not shortchange others; steal the Commonwealth that belongs to a whole community; state or a nation.

Do we then feel fulfilled after accumulating all these wealth? Don't forget there is a Billionaire that spent first half of his life to accumulate wealth, today the said Billionaire is traveling round the world spending the Billions back on the poor and the needy, only by this courageous path does he feel fulfilled.

MPX editorial brings you the narrative of a German foremost Writer and Literature Nobel Narrate, Heinrich Boell which he delivered on Germany's Radio and TV Station Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR on workers day, 1. May of 1963 in which he encouraged German workers on the need to define what was important to them as individuals.

Narrative below:-

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 amigos, 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!

Many times in life, money is not everything, argued Late Heinrich Boell.

“Live your life before life becomes lifeless”

Heinrich Boell was born on December 21. 1917 in the German city of Cologne, as a result his numerous works of Art and contributions to literature, he won the Nobel Prize in 1972. Boell died on 16. July 1985 at the age of 67.

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29, September. 2015
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