Did you ever hear the illustration of the fisherman in a small asian village? He would wake up early in the morning and fish with his son until about noon, catching just enough fish for the day and throwing the extra back. Then he would relax and spend time with his family.

One day, a businessman noticed how easily the fisherman caught fish, and how many more he could be catching and selling. The businessman said, "You have a wonderful opportunity to succeed in a fishing business. If you fished from early in the morning until late at night and sold your extra fish, in a few months, you'd have enough money to hire more workers to do the same thing. Then you could buy huge fishing boats and catch even more fish. Then you could start fishing in other parts of the world, building a huge company, making millions of dollars!" The fisherman asked, "Then what would I do?" The businessman replied, "Then you could retire. Get a small house in a little village, fish with your son in the mornings and enjoy your family for the rest of the day."

It's really supposed to apply to keeping our lives simple. I think about that illustration so often. If you're already enjoying your life, what's the point of pursuing a different path just because those around you think you should?