[UgaBYTES] The Parable Of The Pipeline

[Gabula Atudde]

Hi Kaija,
Inspiring and thank you for sharing it out
I am "Pablo The Pipeline Manapipe "


On 10/31/08, Patrick Kaija <wobusobozi at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The Parable Of The Pipeline
>
> by Burke Hedges
>
>
>
> Once upon a time long, long ago, two ambitious young cousins named Pablo
> and
> Bruno lived side by side in a small Italian village.
>
>
>
> The young men were best buddies, and big dreamers.
>
>
>
> They would talk endlessly about how someday, someway, they would become the
> richest men in the village. They were both bright and hard working. All
> they
> needed was an opportunity.
>
>
>
> One day that opportunity arrived. The village decided to hire two men to
> carry
> water from a nearby river to a cistern in the town square. The job went to
> Pablo and Bruno.
>
>
>
> Each man grabbed two buckets and headed to the river. By the end of the
> day,
> they had filled the town cistern to the brim. The village elder paid them
> one
> penny for each bucket of water.
>
>
>
> "This is our dream come true! "shouted Bruno. "I can't believe
> our good fortune."
>
>
>
> But Pablo wasn't so sure.
>
>
>
> His back ached and his hands were blistered from carrying the heavy
> buckets. He
> dreaded getting up and going to work the next morning. He vowed to think of
> a
> better way to get the water from the river to the village.
>
>
>
> Pablo The Pipeline Man:
>
>
>
> "Bruno, I have a plan," Pablo said the next morning as they grabbed
> their buckets and headed for the river. "Instead of lugging buckets back
> and forth for pennies a day, let's build a pipeline from the village to the
> river."
>
>
>
> Bruno stopped dead in his tracks.
>
>
>
> "A pipeline! Whoever heard of such a thing?" Bruno shouted.
> "We've got a great job, Pablo. I can carry 100 buckets a day. At a penny a
> bucket that's a dollar a day! I'm rich!. By the end of the week, I can buy
> a
> new pair of shoes. By the end of the month a cow. By the end of six months
> I
> can buy a new hut. We have the best job in town. We have weekends off and
> two
> weeks paid vacation every year. We're set for life! Get out of here with
> your
> pipeline."
>
>
>
> But Pablo was not easily discouraged. He patiently explained the pipeline
> plan
> to his best friend. Pablo would work part of the day carrying buckets, and
> part
> of the day and weekends building his pipeline.
>
>
>
> He knew it would be hard work digging a ditch in the rocky soil. Because he
> was
> paid by the bucket he knew his income would drop. He also knew it might
> take a
> year or two before his pipeline would pay off. But Pablo believed in his
> dream
> and he went to work.
>
>
>
> Bruno and the rest of the villagers began mocking Pablo, calling him
> "Pablo The Pipeline Man." Bruno, who was earning almost twice the
> money as Pablo, flaunted his new purchases. He bought a donkey outfitted
> with a
> new leather saddle, which he kept parked outside his new two-story hut. He
> bought flashy clothes and fancy meals at the inn. The villagers called him
> Mr.
> Bruno, and they cheered when he bought rounds at the tavern and laughed
> loudly
> at his jokes.
>
>
>
> Small Actions Equal Big Results:
>
>
>
> While Bruno lay in his hammock on evenings and weekends, Pablo kept digging
> his
> pipeline. The first few months Pablo didn't have much to show for his
> efforts.
> The work was hard, even harder than Bruno's because Pablo was working
> evenings
> and weekends too.
>
>
>
> But Pablo kept reminding himself that tommorrow's dreams are built on
> today's
> sacrifices. Day by day he dug, inch by inch.
>
>
>
> Inches turned into one foot........ ... then ten feet........ .... then
> 20.......... ... then 100.
>
>
>
> "Short-term pain equals long-term gain," he reminded himself as he
> stumbled into his hut after another exuasting day's work. "In time my
> reward will exceed my efforts," he thought.
>
>
>
> "Keep your eyes on the prize," he kept thinking as he drifted off to
> sleep with the sounds of laughter from the village tavern in the
> background.
>
>
>
> The Tables Are Turned:
>
>
>
> Days turned into months.One day Pablo realized his pipeline was half-way
> finished, which meant he only had to walk half as far to fill his buckets!
> Pablo used the extra time to work on his pipeline.
>
>
>
> Durring his rest breaks, Pablo watched his old friend Bruno lug buckets.
> Bruno's shoulders were more stooped than ever. He was hunched in pain, his
> steps slowed by the daily grind. Bruno was angry and sullen, resenting the
> fact
> that he was doomed to carry buckets, day in, day out, for the rest of his
> life.
>
>
>
> He began to spend less time in his hammock and more time in the tavern.
> When
> the tavern's patrons saw Bruno coming they'd whisper, "Here comes Bruno
> the Bucket Man, " and they giggle when the town drunk mimicked Bruno's
> stooped posture and shuffling gait. Bruno didn't buy rounds or tell jokes
> anymore, preferring to sit alone in a dark corner surrounded by empty
> bottles.
>
>
>
> Finally Pablo's big day arrived, his pipeline was complete! The villagers
> crowded around as the water gushed from the pipeline into the village
> cistern!
> Now that the village had a steady supply of fresh water, people from around
> the
> countryside moved into the village and the village prospered.
>
>
>
> Once the pipeline was complete, Pablo didn't have to carry buckets anymore.
> The
> water flowed whether he worked or not. It flowed while he ate. It flowed
> while
> he slept. It flowed on weekends while he played. The more the water flowed
> into
> the village, the more money flowed into Pablo's pockets! Pablo the Pipeline
> Man
> became known as Pablo the Miracle Maker. But Pablo understood what he did
> wasn't a miracle. It was merely the first stage of a big, big dream. You
> see,
> Pablo had bigger plans. Pablo planned on building pipelines all over the
> world!
>
>
>
> Recruiting His Friend To Help:
>
>
>
> The pipeline drove "Bruno The Bucket Man" out of business, and it
> pained Pablo to see his old friend begging for drinks at the tavern. So,
> Pablo
> arranged a meeting with his old friend.
>
>
>
> "Bruno, I've come here to ask you for your help." Bruno straightened
> his stooped shoulders, and his dark eyes narrowed to a squint. "Don't mock
> me," Bruno hissed.
>
>
>
> "I haven't come here to gloat," said Pablo. "I've come here to
> offer you a great business opportunity. It took me more than two years
> before
> my first pipeline was complete. But I've learned a lot during those two
> years.
> I know what tools to use now, and where to dig. I know where to lay the
> pipe. I
> kept notes as I went along so now I have a system that will allow me to
> build
> another pipeline in less time........ ... then another..... ...... then
> another.
>
>
>
> I could build a pipeline a year by myself, but what I plan on doing is
> teach
> you how to build a pipeline, then have you teach others and have them teach
> others.
>
>
>
> "Just think, we could make a small percentage of every gallon of water
> that goes through those pipelines."
>
>
>
> Bruno finally saw the big picture. They shook hands and hugged like old
> friends.
>
>
>
> Pipeline Dreams In A Bucket-Carrying World:
>
>
>
> Years passed. Their world pipelines were pumping millions of dollars into
> their
> bank accounts. Sometimes on their trips through the countryside, Pablo and
> Bruno would pass villagers from other villages carrying buckets.
>
>
>
> The friends would pull over and tell them their story and offer to help
> them
> build a pipeline. But sadly, most bucket carriers would hastily dismiss the
> notion.
>
>
>
> "I don't have the time."
>
>
>
> "My friend told me he knew a friend who's uncle's best friend tried to
> build a pipeline and failed."
>
>
>
> "Only the ones who get in early make money on a pipeline."
>
>
>
> "I've carried buckets my whole life, I'll stick to what I know."
>
>
>
> "I know people who lost money in a pipeline scam."
>
>
>
> Both men resigned themselves to the fact they lived in a world with a
> bucket-carrying mentality... ......... . and only a very small percentage
> of
> people would ever see the vision.
>
>
>
> End Of Story
>
>
>
> WE LIVE IN A BUCKET-CARRYING WORLD
>
>
>
> Who are you? A bucket-carrier. ......... .. or a pipeline builder? Do you
> get
> paid only when you how up for work like Bruno the Bucket Carrier?
>
>
>
> Or do you do the work once and get paid over and over again like Pablo the
> Pipeline Builder?
>
>
>
> If you're like most people, you're working the bucket-carrying plan. It's
> the
> time-for-money- trap.
>
>
>
> The problem with bucket carrying is that the money stops when the
> bucket-carrying stops. Which means the concept of a "secure job" or
> "dream job" is an illusion. The inherent danger of carrying buckets
> is that the income is temporary instead of ongoing.
>
>
>
> If Bruno woke up one morning with a stiff back and couldn't get out of bed,
> how
> much money would he earn that day? ZERO! No Work-No Money!
>
>
>
> The same goes for any bucket-carrying job. Once bucket-carriers stop carry
> buckets for any reason, they won't continue to get a paycheck.
>
>
>
> Real-Life True Story:
>
>
>
> My previous dentist was the best dentist I ever had. A complete
> professional.
> Great personality. Great technician. Every visit was virtually pain-free.
> She
> loved what she did and set her own hours. She was only open three days a
> week
> so she could spend four-day weekends with her family.
>
>
>
> She pulled down more than $100,000 a year working three days a week at a
> job
> she loved. This was a bucket-carriers dream job if there ever was one!
>
>
>
> One problem. Before the age of 40 she developed arthritis in her hands and
> couldn't work anymore. Today she teaches at a university earning one-third
> the
> income she earned as a dentist.
>
>
>
> There's no such thing as a secure bucket-carrying job no matter how great
> it
> seems.
>
>
>
> The problem with the time-for-money trap is that if you can no longer
> trade-the-time,
> you no longer get the money!
>
>
>
> Most people mistake bucket-carrying for pipeline building. We observe 99%
> of
> the people in the world are carrying buckets, so we assume bucket carrying
> is
> the way to get what we want in life.
>
>
>
> We grow up surrounded by bucket-carriers, so we figure that's the
> way-of-the-world. It reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw recently: 100,000
> lemmings can't be wrong!
>
>
>
> People think the same way about bucket-carriers. 100 million
> bucket-carriers
> can't be wrong. Well yes they can!.
>
>
>
> Let's face it. there are a lot more bucket-carriers in this world than
> pipeline
> builders.
>
>
>
> Why?
>
>
>
> Because bucket-carrying is the model that our parents followed and the one
> that
> they taught us to follow. The bucket-carrying model tells you here's what
> you do
> to get ahead:
>
>
>
> Go to school and learn how to carry buckets.
>
>
>
> Work really hard.
>
>
>
> Earn the right to carry bigger buckets. (get promoted)
>
>
>
> Resign from "Bucket Company A" to work for "Bucket Company
> B" which lets you carry even bigger buckets.
>
>
>
> Work longer hours so you can carry more buckets.
>
>
>
> Put the kids through bucket-carrying college.
>
>
>
> Try to get promoted from carrying metal buckets..... .. to carrying plastic
> buckets..... ....... to carrying digital buckets.
>
>
>
> Dream of the day you can retire from bucket carrying after 30-40 years.
>
>
>
> Until then, keep carrying those buckets..... ......... ......... or, the
> bucket-carriers dream comes true. You hit the big lottery! (the odds are 1
> in
> about 14-15 million against them, but hey most all bucket carriers think it
> could happen to them, so.......... . until then, keep carrying those
> buckets)
>
>
>
> What do all those bucket-carriers earn for their efforts?
>
>
>
> Surprisingly little. According to Parade magazine's "What People
> Earn" survey, the average worker in America earns $28,500 a year. Subtract
> almost 20% for taxes, and that leaves $22,500 take-homepay.
>
>
>
> Let's face it, that's not enough for most people to live on.
>
>
>
> What do bucket-carriers do when they need more money?
>
>
>
> Because they have a bucket-carrying mentality, they come up with a
> bucket-carrying solution.... ........ if you need more money you've got to
> carry more buckets!
>
>
>
> "i'll get a second job carrying buckets in the evenings and on
> weekends," Daddy Bucket Carrier decides.
>
>
>
> "I can go back to the bucket-carrying job I had before the kids were
> born," Mommy Bucket Carrier says.
>
>
>
> "The kids can get bucket-carrying jobs after school and in the
> summer," they both say. The Results?
>
>
>
> Today North Americans work the longest hours in the world. Yes, even more
> than
> the work-obsessed Japanese. Is the earn-more-money- by-carrying-more-
> buckets
> plan working?
>
>
>
> No. Here are the facts.
>
>
>
> Consumer debt is at a record high. The average household has 95 cents worth
> of
> debt for every dollar earned.
>
>
>
> The proportion of women working to support their families more than doubled
> over the past 20 years.
>
>
>
> More people are taking second and third mortgages on their single biggest
> asset....... ..... their homes....... ...... to pay the bills.
>
>
>
> Hello! What's wrong with this picture?
>
>
>
> It's the fallacy of carrying bigger buckets. Bucket carriers tell
> themselves
> everything would be okay if they could just carry bigger buckets.
>
>
>
> Bucket carriers are forever wondering how much money other bucket carriers
> earn. True, the doctors bucket is a lot bigger than the cook's bucket......
> ....... about ten times bigger! But that doesn't mean the doctor is
> financially
> independent. He's just as dependent on his bucket carrying job as the cook.
>
>
>
> Why?
>
>
>
> They spend more! Truth is, the doctors and lawyers making six-figures are
> spending most of their income to support their lifestyles.
>
>
>
> a. The average worker drive a $5,000 used car. The doctor drives a $45,000
> Lexus.
>
>
>
> b. The average worker sends his kids to free public school. The doctor
> sends
> his kids to private school...... ...... and on and on and on.
>
>
>
> The doctor spends just as much of a percentage of his income than all other
> bucket carriers. All are living paycheck-to paycheck. If you don't believe
> check the bankruptcy records. You'll see every kind of bucket carrier
> listed in
> there!
>
>
>
> All Buckets Eventually Dry Up
>
>
>
> All buckets dry up no matter how big they are. Pipelines, on the other
> hand,
> are self-sustaining. But pipelines require sacrifice. Pipelines don't build
> themselves. You have to be willing to put in the time and effort to build
> them.
>
>
>
> A Bigger Bucket Won't Solve The Problem. Why?
>
>
>
> Carry as big a bucket as you can but build a pipeline on the side, because
> as
> long as you carry buckets, you have to show-up to get paid, and no matter
> how
> big the bucket is... it will dry-up.
>
>
>
> Many a person has gone from the "Millionaire Next Door" to the
> "Bankrupt Person Next Door".
>
>
>
> This person had a HUGE bucket and now has nothing!
>
>
>
> His name is Darryl Strawberry. Professional baseball player. The 38 year
> old
> outfielder broke into the majors as a teenager and was hailed as the next
> Ted
> Williams!
>
>
>
> Strawberry has made a fortune in his career...... ....... $2-$5 million
> every
> year. That was just from his baseball contract! Add a couple million from
> endorsements, speeches, autographs and more and he's earned $50-$100
> million
> before his 40th birthday!
>
>
>
> A guy like that has to be set for life right? WRONG!
>
>
>
> According to a local newspaper report, "Strawberry has no income or
> savings to support his current wife and their three children."
>
>
>
> What Happened?
>
>
>
> Strawberry bought expensive everything.. ......... including drugs and
> alcohol.
> Strawberry didn't build a pipeline.... ......... because he thought he had
> enough money to last forever no matter what. He can't play baseball anymore
> becuase of his drug problem. He won't be allowed to play ever again. He's
> Broke!
>
>
>
> It's Your Turn To Choose
>
>
>
> What sounds like the best plan to you? Remember, most of your friends and
> neighbors won't understand! They've been taught to carry buckets.
>
>
>
> Time Levels The Playing Field
>
>
>
> It doesn't matter how much money your earn ............ or how little money
> you
> earn........ ... we all have the same amount of time in each day. 24 hours.
> It
> doesn't matter if you're a doctor, lawyer, or cook. It only takes time to
> build
> a pipeline. Yes you'll need tools....... ......... but those will cost
> relatively very little. So everyone has an equal opportunity when it comes
> to
> building a pipeline!
>
>
>
> Timing
>
>
>
> Some people put off building their pipelines because "right now isn't a
> good time for me." Guess what? Right now is a bad time for anybody! We're
> all stressed. We're all busy. We're all putting out fires and dealing with
> unexpected emergencies. There's a word for these bad times.
>
>
>
> It's called life!
>
>
>
> Some people waste their lives waiting for the "perfect time" to do x,
> y, or z. Well, they'll die waiting because there's no such thing as a
> perfect
> time. If someone told you they'd give you $1 million dollars
>
> if you'd sit in a corner and knit for two hours every day for one year,
> you'd
> find the time right?
>
>
>
> It wouldn't matter if your son broke his arm......... ....your car wouldn't
> start....... . the cat got sick. Rather than forfeit $1 million dollars,
> you'd
> find the time no matter what.
>
>
>
> Waste Not Want Not
>
>
>
> People often ask me why they should take the time and effort to build
> pipelines
> when things aren't going so bad for them right now. They say they deserve
> to
> relax in the recliner and watch TV after a hard days work. Got a few bucks
> in
> the bank.... kids are doing good in school...... ..... no need to "rock
> the boat".
>
>
>
> There's no better time to build your pipeline than when things are going
> good!
>
>
>
> A Final Thought
>
>
>
> A man was on the 30th floor of a fancy hotel overlooking Central Park in
> Manhattan. He pulled back the shades...... ..... and threw open the window
> to
> enjoy the view. As he leaned out the window, he was startled to see a man
> falling past his window.
>
>
>
> "How you doing?" he asked the falling man.
>
>
>
> "Fine so far," came the reply.
>
>
>
> The point is, there are lots of bucket carriers in the world that think
> they
> are "doing just fine". But they can't stay in the free-fall forever.
> Sooner or later they'll meet the ground.
>
>
>
> For bucket carriers it's........ ......... .. don't or can't show up for
> work........ ....... no more paycheck!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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