The Farmer and the Industrialist
There was a very poor farmer living in an under-developed country. The sun was hot and he had worked hard in the fields all morning. So after a hearty lunch he took a little nap in the shade of the old tree.
To this underdeveloped country came a very rich industrialist from a technologically advanced country to establish whether it would be worth his while to invest a huge sum of money in an industry. After driving several miserable hours in the hot sun, he saw the poor farmer asleep under the shade of the old tree, and it was just too much for him to bear. “Stop the car”, he shouted to the driver and stormed across the road as fast as his heart condition would allow, and woke up the poor farmer by shouting, "What do you think you are doing?"
"I was taking a nap in the shade of this old tree", replied the farmer as politely as he could, thinking it was quite obvious."Don't you know there is work to be done?""I've been working all morning..."But the industrialist stormed, "If you people were to get a hold of yourselves and change your ways, work harder and longer you might be able to save money and invest it in a profitable business, branch out, install a plant, automation, get your capital back, buy out your competitors and climb to the top.""Is it permitted to ask what I would do then, sir?" said the perplexed farmer. "Do?" shouted the industrialist. "Why, you could delegate responsibility to subordinates, relax for a change. Live on the income, house in the country, good food, pretty girls. Soak up a little sunshine!”"Sir, my house is already in the country, the food cooked by my mother the envy of every woman in the district, my sweetheart prettier than any girl I've seen, and was I not asleep in the sunshine when you awoke me?"