bepah
11-15-2008, 11:49 PM
Seems there was this guy who had fallen on poor fortune, going from business to business looking for work. Despite all of the jobs he might have been offered, he could not qualify for any of them as he had not finished school and could not perform any of the jobs available.
Down on his luck, he entered into house of ill repute and asked the madam if there was anything he could do to help, such holding coats of the clients, sweeping floors or the like. The madam told him there was a need for a bookkeeper and the job was his if he could do it. The poor gentleman was honest,; and said that unfortunately he had not the education to do the job. The madam took pity on the man, saw that he was hungry and offered him a single banana to slake his hunger, if only for a short time.
He left the house looking for a place to sit and consume his reward, when a man came up to him and said. "That is a fine banana that you have there and I am as hungry as a horse. I'm in a hurry and must get to a meeting. I'll buy that banana from you for a quarter". The man was uneducated but not stupid. He knew the price of bananas and realized that he had a bonanza presented to him.
He took the quarter and hightailed himself to the market where he bought 2 bananas and a pencil. He found a piece of cardboard and wrote on it: Bananas - 25 cents each
His inventory quickly sold out. He then went back to the market and repeated this exercise over and over again, increasing his wealth with each trip from the market.
Over the years, he was able to expand his enterprise and opened retail, then wholesale, then import facilities, buying and selling bananas. Over these years, he became a millionaire and supported a workforce with meaningful jobs at fair wage. He donated to charity and became a well-known philanthropist.
His story became so famous, that he was request by Oprah Winfrey herself to come to her national show and tell his rags-to-riches story. He did just that and relayed to millions of people how from a single banana, he became a respected and generous stalwart of society.
After his story completed, Oprah gushed over the gentleman who had pulled himself up by his bootstraps and asked him to go with her around the world to show everyone what was possible, ending with the statement, "Just imagine what you could have accomplished if you had an education".
The gentleman looked straight into the camera and said, "Oprah, if I had finished school, I would have been a bookkeeper in a whorehouse".:ha:
Down on his luck, he entered into house of ill repute and asked the madam if there was anything he could do to help, such holding coats of the clients, sweeping floors or the like. The madam told him there was a need for a bookkeeper and the job was his if he could do it. The poor gentleman was honest,; and said that unfortunately he had not the education to do the job. The madam took pity on the man, saw that he was hungry and offered him a single banana to slake his hunger, if only for a short time.
He left the house looking for a place to sit and consume his reward, when a man came up to him and said. "That is a fine banana that you have there and I am as hungry as a horse. I'm in a hurry and must get to a meeting. I'll buy that banana from you for a quarter". The man was uneducated but not stupid. He knew the price of bananas and realized that he had a bonanza presented to him.
He took the quarter and hightailed himself to the market where he bought 2 bananas and a pencil. He found a piece of cardboard and wrote on it: Bananas - 25 cents each
His inventory quickly sold out. He then went back to the market and repeated this exercise over and over again, increasing his wealth with each trip from the market.
Over the years, he was able to expand his enterprise and opened retail, then wholesale, then import facilities, buying and selling bananas. Over these years, he became a millionaire and supported a workforce with meaningful jobs at fair wage. He donated to charity and became a well-known philanthropist.
His story became so famous, that he was request by Oprah Winfrey herself to come to her national show and tell his rags-to-riches story. He did just that and relayed to millions of people how from a single banana, he became a respected and generous stalwart of society.
After his story completed, Oprah gushed over the gentleman who had pulled himself up by his bootstraps and asked him to go with her around the world to show everyone what was possible, ending with the statement, "Just imagine what you could have accomplished if you had an education".
The gentleman looked straight into the camera and said, "Oprah, if I had finished school, I would have been a bookkeeper in a whorehouse".:ha: