[pct-l] Trail Jokes

[Evergreen]

Nice one! I heard something similar involving a Mexican fisherman....

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

Because we don't think about future generations, they will never
forget us.  ~Henrik Tikkanen

On Feb 26, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Brandon Reed <brandon.reed2008 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> One day a hiker was lying in a beautiful meadow, with his feet propped up on a 
> rock. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of 
> finishing a long thru-hike. 
> 
> 
> About that time, a businessman came walking down the trail, trying to relieve 
> some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the hiker sitting in the meadow 
> and decided to find out why this hiker was resting instead of working harder to 
> make a living for himself and his family. 
> 
> 
> "You aren't going to get far that way," said the businessman to the hiker, "you 
> should be working rather than lying in this meadow!" 
> 
> 
> The hiker looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, "And what will my 
> reward be?" 
> 
> 
> "Well, you can get a lighter backpack to hike further!" was the businessman's 
> answer. 
> 
> 
> "And then what will my reward be?" asked the hiker, still smiling. 
> 
> The businessman replied, "You will make money and you'll be able to buy a 
> matching set of light weight trekking poles, which will then result in further 
> miles!" "And then what will my reward be?" asked the hiker again. 
> 
> 
> The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the hiker's 
> questions. "You can buy better gear, and an expensive GPS to help you navigate!" 
> he said. 
> 
> 
> "And then what will my reward be?" repeated the hiker. 
> 
> The businessman was getting angry. "Don't you understand? You can buy the most 
> expensive gear, hike all over the world, and hire some people to carry your load 
> if you wanted to!" 
> 
> 
> Once again the hiker asked, "And then what will my reward be?" 
> 
> The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the hiker, "Don't you 
> understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your 
> living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting in a meadow, 
> looking at the sunset. You won't have a care in the world!" 
> 
> 
> The hiker, still smiling, looked up and said, "And what do you think I'm doing 
> right now?"
> 
> 
> 
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