Thursday, March 19, 2009

Who are you working for?

There's a story that I heard a long time ago that sets me thinking. I'll attempt to retell the story here:

There was a young man who studied real hard in school, got all his qualifications and landed himself in a job with the most reputable company in town. Because he was young, he decided to prove himself by working twice as hard.


One day, his boss, having noticed this ambitious, promising young man, invited him into his office. The young man took the elevator up to the 101th floor in the building - the penthouse. The boss was waiting for him in his incredibly spacious office with glass walls.

"Come" says the Boss, putting his arms around the young man. He pointed to the view of mountains in the distance. It was a beautiful view, seen from that penthouse.

"Do you see those mountains?" asked the boss. The young man nodded eagerly.

"Someday... someday if you work really really hard, young man, there's a house on top of that mountain.... and if you really put your heart into it, someday ... that house will be MINE!"

That sums up about 95% of the people in affluent and developing countries. Working hard to make someone else RICH.


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