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Time, Spirituality and Happiness

A corporate executive takes a vacation in a small coastal village. There, while strolling by the beach and taking in the scenery, he meets a fisherman who’s coming back after catching his day’s prize. “How long do you take to get these two fishes?” he asks. “About two hours” answers the guy. “Why don’t you stay in the sea for a longer time and catch more?” “Why? This much is sufficient. It meets the needs of my family.” “But this takes you only two hours. What do you do for the rest of your day?” “I play with children, take care of my plants, and spend time with my wife. Sometimes I go to other villages to meet my friends, we sit, talk, dance and make merry.” The corporate lad says – “I am an MBA, and from my knowledge I can help you do so much more. You should spend more time in fishing, with which you can catch a few extra and sell them off to buy bigger boat. It will help you get more fishes, then you buy another boat and a third one and so on until you have yo