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The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman #shorts

2022-12-02 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Goals, purpose and life design · mode: Personal story

Ali tells the parable of the Mexican fisherman, a story he says changed his life: a banker urges a contented fisherman to spend 10 to 15 years building a fishing business, only to retire to the simple village life the fisherman already has.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — The parable of the Mexican fisherman

  • ★★ Ali says the parable of the Mexican fisherman is one story that has genuinely changed his life. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ In the parable of the Mexican fisherman, the fisherman fishes only a little each day, earns enough for his family, and spends the rest of his time sleeping late, with his children and wife, and playing guitar with friends. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ In the parable of the Mexican fisherman, an American banker's plan to make millions takes 10 to 15 years and ends with retiring to a fishing village to live as the fisherman already does. — 00:00:29

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