He was a banker, when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break, the cobbler awoke him with his song. Having at length sent for the songster, he said to him, " How much a year do you earn, Master Gregory? "
But between March of last year and March of this year, consumer prices rose by 2.6 percent, more than half a percentage point higher than banker's comfort zone.
So, as a teacher, you want this student to become a banker, this student a scientist, you don't want this student a bankrupt, that is in jail, you know.
So take for example if you work at a Silicon Valley company and you're meeting with investment bankers in New York, do you put on just your freshest hoodie and with a company logo on it?
Probably because of his background as a banker, he's able to think long term, and knows that small actions in the present will eventually lead to big changes in the future.