An elephant and a dog became pregnant at the same time. Three months down the line the dog gave birth to six puppies.
Six months later the dog was pregnant again, and nine months on it gave birth to another dozen puppies.
The pattern continued.
On the eighteenth month, the dog approached the elephant questioning, _”Are you sure that you are pregnant?
We became pregnant on the same date, I have given birth three times to a dozen puppies and they are now grown to become big dogs, yet you are still pregnant.
What’s going on?”
The elephant replied, _”There is something I want you to understand. What I am carrying is not a puppy but an elephant.
I only give birth to one in two years. When my baby hits the ground, the earth feels it.
When my baby crosses the road, human beings stop and watch in admiration, what I carry draws attention.
So what I’m carrying is mighty and great.”
Likewise, if you break your Long term growth stocks and sell them in one or two years, you will get puppy wealth and if you keep your Good companies for 10 to 15 years your make elephant wealth.
Think before you exit great companies for short term gains..
You want to settle for puppy wealth that lives for 7 to 8 years or do you want elephant wealth that will stay for 100 years.
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