Pipe story

Long, long ago, there were two young men named Pablo and Bruno. They were cousins and ambitious. Living in a small village in Italy. The two young men are best friends. They are big dreamers. They talked incessantly, longing for someday to make them the richest people in the village. They are all smart and diligent. They think they only need opportunities. One day, when the opportunity came, the village decided to hire two people to transport the water from the nearby river to the tank in the village square. The job was handed over to Boboro and Bruno. The two men grabbed two buckets and ran towards the river. At the end of the day, they filled up the water tanks in the town. The elders in the village pay them at a penny a barrel. Our dream has come true. Bruno cried, we could hardly believe our good fortune. But Boboro was not very sure. His back was sour and painful, and the hands of the heavy barrels were bubbling. He is afraid of getting up tomorrow morning and going to work. He vowed to come up with a better way to transport the water in the river to the village.

Boboro, the builder of pipes.

"Bruno, I have a plan." The next morning, when they grabbed the bucket and ran to the river, Pablo said, "It's only a few cents a day, and to carry water back and forth, let's just build a pipe to carry it from the river to the village." Bruno was stunned. A pipe? Who has heard of such a thing? Bruno shouted, "Bob, we have a good job. I can carry one hundred barrels of water a day. A penny a day, a dollar a day! I am rich! After a week, I can buy a pair of new shoes. After a month, I can buy a cow. Six months later, I can build a new house. We have the best job in town. We only need five days a week, two weeks of paid vacation a year. We can enjoy life in this life. Give up your pipe! But Boboro is not easily discouraged. He patiently explained the plan to his best friend. Pablo spent part of the day carrying buckets of water, and part of the day and the week ahead building pipes. He knew how hard it was to dig a pipeline in rocky soil. Because his salary is based on the number of barrels he carries, he knows that his salary will decrease at the beginning. He also knew that his pipeline would yield considerable benefits for 1 or 2 years. But Boboro believes that his dream will come true. So he went to do it. Bruno and other villagers began to laugh at Boboro, calling him Boboro, a conduit man. Bruno earned twice as much money as Bob did, showing off his new purchases. He bought a donkey with a new saddle and tied it to the two floor of his new cover. He bought bright new clothes and ate delicious food in Country Village Hotel. The villagers called him Mr. Brono. When he sits in the sprinkling bar, he buys some cups for people, and people laugh at his jokes. A small act is a huge consequence, and while Bruno sleeps comfortably in a hammock at night and on weekends, Pablo continues to dig his pipe. In the first few months, he did not make much progress. He worked harder than Bruno did, because he was working at night and on weekends. But Boboro constantly reminded himself that the realization of tomorrow's dream is built on today's sacrifices. Day by day, he went on digging, every inch was only an inch. One inch, one inch to one foot. He repeated the sentence as he swung the kettle into the rocky soil. One inch becomes a foot, then 10... 20... 100 feet... The short-term pain is waiting for long-term returns. He reminded himself, as he stumbled back to his shanty hut, exhausted after his daily work. He measures the effectiveness of his work by setting and achieving daily goals. He knew that one day, the reward would be much higher than the cost.

Stare at the reward. Every time he fell asleep slowly and his ears were filled with the laughter of the villagers, he repeated it over and over again. The days are running, and the month is gone. One day, Pablo realized that his pipe was half finished, which meant he had to walk half the way with the bucket! Boboro used extra time to build pipes. The completion date is getting nearer and nearer. While he was resting, Boboro saw his friend, Bruno, struggling to carry water. Bruno is more humpbacked than ever. Due to long fatigue, the pace also slowed down. Bruno was very angry and sullen, and resentment for his own life. He spends less time in hammocks, but spends much time in bars. When Bruno came in, the customers of the bar were whispering: Bruno, the pail man, came. They giggled when the town drunks imitated Bruno's hunched posture and shuffled feet. Bruno stopped buying wine to drink to others, and no longer jokes. He would rather sit alone in a dark corner surrounded by a pile of empty bottles. Finally, the big day of Bo Bo arrived at the end of the pipeline. The villagers gathered round to see the water flowing into the sink from the pipe. There is a continuous supply of fresh water in the village now. All the other villages nearby moved to the village, and the village suddenly prospered. When the pipe was finished, Boboro did not need to mention the bucket again. Whether he works or not, the source of water keeps flowing in. When he ate, the water flowed. When he slept, the water flowed. When he went to play on weekends, the water flowed in. The more water that flows into the village, the more money it will flow into Po's pocket. The man of the pipeline is famous, and people call him a miracle maker. Politicians praised him for his foresight and urged him to run for mayor. But Pablo knew that what he had done was not a miracle. It was only the first step in a big, big dream. You know, Boboro's plan has gone far beyond the village. He plans to build pipes all over the world. He recruited his friends to help Bruno lose his job. Boboro felt uncomfortable when his friend asked the bar owner for a free drink. So he arranged a meeting with Bruno. Bruno, I came here to ask for your help. Bruno raised his waist and squinted his silent eyes. He said in a hoarse voice, "don't dig me." I am not here to boast of you. Boboro said, "I am here to provide you with a very good business opportunity. It took me two years to build the first pipeline. But I learned a lot in the past two years. I know what tools to use, where to empty and how to manage. I took notes all the way. I developed a system that allows us to build another pipeline, and then the other... The other... I can build a pipeline in my own year. But this is not the best way to use my time. What I want to do is to teach you to build pipes with others. Then you teach others... Then they teach others... Until the pipes are covered with every village in this area... Finally, every village in the world has pipelines. Just think of what Pablo went on to say, we only need to earn a small percentage of the water that flows into these pipes. The more water flows into the pipeline, the more money will flow into our pockets. The pipeline I built is not the end of dreams, but the beginning. Bruno finally understood this magnificent blueprint. He smiled and stretched out his rough hand to his old friend. They clasped each other's hands tightly and embraced like a long lost old friend. The pipe dream in the pail world has gone on for many years. Bo Bo and Bruno have retired for many years. Their global pipeline business pumped millions of revenue into their bank accounts every year. When they sometimes traveled around the country, Pablo and Bruno met the young men carrying buckets. The two grew up together with friends who always stopped their cars and told their stories to young people to help them build their own pipelines. Some people were willing to listen, and immediately seized the opportunity to start a pipeline business. But sadly, most of the pail makers always impatiently reject the idea of building pipes. Boboro and Bruno heard the same excuse countless times. "I have no time." "My friend told me that a friend of a friend I knew tried to build a pipeline, but failed." "Only those who joined early can make money from it." "I've been raising buckets all my life, and I just want to maintain the status quo."

"I know I lost money in a pipeline scam, but I will not." Boboro and Bruno feel sad for many people who lack vision.

But they admit that they live in a world of buckets, and only a small number of people dare to dream of pipelines.