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一天，一个渔夫躺在美丽的沙滩，他的钓竿垂在波光粼粼的蓝色海浪里。他享 受着午后的阳光的温暖，和捕捉鱼的快乐。 一个商人走在海滩上，他注意到坐在沙滩上的渔民，想找出原因，为什么这个渔夫不是很努力工作。 商人对渔夫说，“你应该工作而不是躺在沙滩上！” 渔夫抬起头来，笑着说，“我的回报是什么？” “嗯，你可以得到更大的网，捕捉更多的鱼！”商人回答。” “然后我的回报是什么？”渔夫问，依然微笑。 生意人回答，“你会赚钱，你就可以买一条船，然后将钓到较大的鱼！” “然后我的回报是什么？”渔夫又问。 商人开始有点恼火了渔夫的问题。”你可以买一艘更大的船，并雇了一些人来为你工作！”他说。” “然后我的回报是什么？”渔夫重复。 商人生气了，”你不知道吗？你可以建立一个渔船舰队，航行世界各地，让所有的员工为你钓到鱼！” 渔夫再次问，“然后我会有什麽回报？” 商人愤怒喊道，“你可以变得如此富有，你可以把你所有的时间坐在海滩上，看日落！” 渔夫仍然微笑着，抬起头说，“你认为我现在在做什么？” 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 day s 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?" |
