OPPORTUNITY

By

Michael Edwin Q.

Karl Busby, salesperson extraordinaire, exited the plane and entered the terminal. In one hand, he held his overnight bag and in the other a catalog of Tru-fit Footwear (for men, women, and children).

The small island of Coro Indca lies in the South Pacific many miles west of the Hawaiian Islands. The natives are happy and friendly. Though they still cling to their tribal ways, they’ve adopted many mainland ideas and entered the modern-age.

At the taxi stand outside the air-terminal, Karl noticed none of the cabdrivers wore shoes. They were barefoot, as were everyone else. Everywhere he looked, no one wore shoes. Everyone went barefoot.

At the hotel, again, from the desk clerk to the bellhop, everyone went barefoot.

Up in his hotel room, Karl phoned his main office.

“I’m taking the next flight out of here. This was a waste of time. These people don’t even wear sandals, never mind shoes.

At that same moment, Beth Sanders, salesperson extraordinaire for Comfy-Cozy Shoes, got off the plane, and took a taxi to the hotel. Up in her hotel room, Beth phoned her main office.

“Send me shoes, sandals, and sneakers. Send me hundreds of pairs in every size, color, and style. This place is wide open!”  

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