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Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:6
An investment banker stood on a pier in a small coastal village and he watched a small fishing boat dock. That fisherman unloaded two large-fin tunas. The banker complimented the fisherman on his catch and asked how long it took to land the fish. The fisherman said, ''Maybe a couple of hours.''
''Why didn't you stay out longer?'' asked the banker. The fisherman replied, ''I caught everything I need to support my family, so I came home.''
The banker thought about that and then asked, ''What will you do with the rest of your day?'' The fisherman paused briefly and replied, ''I'll clean and sell my fish, and then I'll mend and wash my nets. Then I'll go home and play with my children. Then I'll eat lunch with my wife and kids, and then I'll nap. When I wake up, I'll play my guitar on the porch and then I'll eat dinner with my family and neighbors.''
The banker asked, ''Could I run something past you? I have an MBA from Harvard, and I could help you make more money. If you caught more fish you could buy a bigger boat. With your profits you could buy a fleet of boats, and with more fish, you could open your own cannery.''
The fisherman thought about that and asked, ''How long would this take?'' The banker said, ''Maybe ten or fifteen years, but you'd need to relocate to the city to run your expanding enterprise.''
The fisherman thought about that and asked, ''What then?'' The banker replied, ''You could sell stock to the public and become rich!''
''And then what?'' asked the fisherman. The banker said, ''Retire! Move to a small village. Fish every morning, nap every afternoon, take lazy strolls with your wife, play the guitar and eat with your neighbors.''
The fisherman looked at the banker and replied, ''I'm already doing that!''
We're in a series called the Be Attitudes. In Matthew 5, Jesus made eight paradoxical statements that countered the worldview of the fir ...
Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:6
An investment banker stood on a pier in a small coastal village and he watched a small fishing boat dock. That fisherman unloaded two large-fin tunas. The banker complimented the fisherman on his catch and asked how long it took to land the fish. The fisherman said, ''Maybe a couple of hours.''
''Why didn't you stay out longer?'' asked the banker. The fisherman replied, ''I caught everything I need to support my family, so I came home.''
The banker thought about that and then asked, ''What will you do with the rest of your day?'' The fisherman paused briefly and replied, ''I'll clean and sell my fish, and then I'll mend and wash my nets. Then I'll go home and play with my children. Then I'll eat lunch with my wife and kids, and then I'll nap. When I wake up, I'll play my guitar on the porch and then I'll eat dinner with my family and neighbors.''
The banker asked, ''Could I run something past you? I have an MBA from Harvard, and I could help you make more money. If you caught more fish you could buy a bigger boat. With your profits you could buy a fleet of boats, and with more fish, you could open your own cannery.''
The fisherman thought about that and asked, ''How long would this take?'' The banker said, ''Maybe ten or fifteen years, but you'd need to relocate to the city to run your expanding enterprise.''
The fisherman thought about that and asked, ''What then?'' The banker replied, ''You could sell stock to the public and become rich!''
''And then what?'' asked the fisherman. The banker said, ''Retire! Move to a small village. Fish every morning, nap every afternoon, take lazy strolls with your wife, play the guitar and eat with your neighbors.''
The fisherman looked at the banker and replied, ''I'm already doing that!''
We're in a series called the Be Attitudes. In Matthew 5, Jesus made eight paradoxical statements that countered the worldview of the fir ...
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