Are You Investing Or Stressing?

Two gardeners, “A” and “B” grow rose plants on their respective patches to sell roses at a higher price come Valentine’s Day. But “B” notices that the price of daisy flowers is going up while it’s going down for the roses. With a view to make some quick money, “B” uproots some of his rose plants and grows daisies there instead. To his dismay, the demand fell for daisies, but increased for lilies, so he planted the latter. “B” went on shuffling like this until he realised that on Valentine’s Day, he hardly had any roses to sell. Chasing short-term trends caused his long-term plan to be compromised while amounting to unnecessary stress. Meanwhile, “A” remained unfazed by the price movements, stuck with his plan and cashed in when the price of roses predictably went up. This story depicts the human...