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In the picture, a man on a boat is searching for some fish with a telescope. However, his efforts do
not pay off, for the net is still empty. Amusingly, a school of fish is swimming just nearby, but he
completely ignores them.
What the picture conveys is that we should never aim too high, neglecting the readily attainable goal.
If the man stopped focusing on the distant waters and looked around, the fish near the boat would be
an easy harvest for him. This is not uncommon in our daily life. When we aim to build one ridiculously
large project, we complete nothing; when we aim for a small goal, we complete it. Let’s be more
practical.