I once heard about a group of carpet merchants whose shops are all next to each other in the marketplace. Individually, they don't keep regular hours. As soon as one of them makes the amount he wants for the day, he'll close up shop and leave the rest of the day's business to the others.
When I first heard about them, I thought, "Don't they know how to do business?" Then I thought, "Wow! How altruistic! Instead of competing, they're sharing the business." Now, I see it differently.
They're just choosing how to spend their time. Once they have the money that they need, they move on with the rest of their day and do other things. Instead of living to make money, these merchants making money to live.
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