Patos
04-26-2004, 10:41 AM
Working Smart!
Once upon a time there were two brothers who set out in the world to make
themselves rich. Their names were Peter and Paul.
After a few days on the road they entered a small village, and visited the mayor
asking for work. The mayor said: You can help me to supply the village with water,
I will pay you five dollars for each bucket you bring to our water tank, but the nearest
water source is one mile from here!
Big brother Peter thought to him self: This is the best offer I have ever had! Maybe
the best to ever come around! Five dollars a bucket is really good money, and one
mile is not so far! He turned to the mayor and said: My brother and I will be very
pleased to help you out with this matter. We will start working immediately!
Peter grabbed two empty buckets and ran off to the well. After one hour he returned
with the water, filling it in the village‚ water tank. By the end of the day he had been
running back and forth ten times, earning altogether 100 dollars. But his little brother
Paul was nowhere to be seen.
The weeks passed by. Peter had his hands full all day long, running back and forth
on the same route with the same amount of buckets, earning 100 dollars a day,
before he dived exhausted into bed every night.
After 90 days suddenly little brother Paul appeared. Where have you been!? Peter barked at him. We were engaged to get water, and you disappears for 90 days!!!
I have worked hard every single day, earning altogether 9000 dollars! How much
have you earned during all this time? I haven't earned any money yet, Paul replied. But in the last 90 days I have built a pipeline from the well to the village. It actually costed me all my savings, but now, just by opening the tap, I can earn as much money as I want!
He then continued by asking his brother: Peter, will you help me build pipelines to
the other villages nearby, or do you want to keep on carrying water in your buckets?
The story shows that trading time for money like the laborious big brother Peter did is
hard, never-ending work. Little brother Paul, on the other hand, created residual income for himself by finding an inexhaustible source of earnings.
Which way do you think is the most rewarding during the long run?
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Once upon a time there were two brothers who set out in the world to make
themselves rich. Their names were Peter and Paul.
After a few days on the road they entered a small village, and visited the mayor
asking for work. The mayor said: You can help me to supply the village with water,
I will pay you five dollars for each bucket you bring to our water tank, but the nearest
water source is one mile from here!
Big brother Peter thought to him self: This is the best offer I have ever had! Maybe
the best to ever come around! Five dollars a bucket is really good money, and one
mile is not so far! He turned to the mayor and said: My brother and I will be very
pleased to help you out with this matter. We will start working immediately!
Peter grabbed two empty buckets and ran off to the well. After one hour he returned
with the water, filling it in the village‚ water tank. By the end of the day he had been
running back and forth ten times, earning altogether 100 dollars. But his little brother
Paul was nowhere to be seen.
The weeks passed by. Peter had his hands full all day long, running back and forth
on the same route with the same amount of buckets, earning 100 dollars a day,
before he dived exhausted into bed every night.
After 90 days suddenly little brother Paul appeared. Where have you been!? Peter barked at him. We were engaged to get water, and you disappears for 90 days!!!
I have worked hard every single day, earning altogether 9000 dollars! How much
have you earned during all this time? I haven't earned any money yet, Paul replied. But in the last 90 days I have built a pipeline from the well to the village. It actually costed me all my savings, but now, just by opening the tap, I can earn as much money as I want!
He then continued by asking his brother: Peter, will you help me build pipelines to
the other villages nearby, or do you want to keep on carrying water in your buckets?
The story shows that trading time for money like the laborious big brother Peter did is
hard, never-ending work. Little brother Paul, on the other hand, created residual income for himself by finding an inexhaustible source of earnings.
Which way do you think is the most rewarding during the long run?
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/waterfall.gif