Fresh Fish

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to  Japan have 
not held many fish for decades.So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went further than ever.  


The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish would not be fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste. To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay away longer.  


However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference.  


Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to  Japan ? If you were consulting for the fish industry, what would you recommend? 


Let's start by bringing this closer to home.  

You have set yourself some goals, and you actually manage to achieve them. As soon as you reach these goals, such as finding a wonderful mate, starting a successful company, paying off your debts or whatever, you generally lose your passion for whatever it is. You don't need to work so hard so you relax. You experience the same problem as lottery winners who waste their money, wealthy heirs who never grow up, and bored homemakers who get addicted to prescription drugs.  


As with the Japanese fish problem, the solution is probably simple, you will see. It was observedby L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1950's that "man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment", in his work on 'the benefits of a challenge'. The more intelligent, Persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a good problem. If your challenges are of the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are happy. You think of yourchallenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun. You are alive!!! 


How did the Japanese got the fish stay fresh? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks, but now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are given a challenge to keep going. 


Personal Recommendation: 
Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them.Enjoy the same.  

If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up. While failing may disappoint you, consider yourself lucky, cause you still have a challenge to overcome. Therefore, don't give up,instead reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.If you have met your goals, set yourself some bigger ones. Once you meet your personal or family needs, move onto goals for your group,the society, even mankind.  

Don't create success and lie in it. You have resources, skills and abilities to make a difference!!! 

So, put a shark in your little tank and see how far you can really go....... 

You must always have more work than you can finish every day of your life! For life-long enjoyment!! 

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Indefatigable W.