The Japanese love fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades.

So the fishermen have to go further out to sea to catch the fish.

The farther they went, the longer it took to bring the fish.

If the return trip took a few days, the fish were not fresh.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats which allowed them to go farther and stay longer.

However, the Japanese did not like the taste of frozen fish.

So the boats installed fish tanks to stuff the fish fin to fin. But the fish arrived tired and dull.

The Japanese could still taste the difference.

So how did the fishing companies solve this problem?

They added a small shark to the tanks.

The shark did eat a few fish, but most of the fish arrived in a lively state as the fish were challenged at all times in the tank.

This kept them moving, just as they were at sea.

Just like the shark, the challenges in our life keep us motivated.

Without challenges we can become complacent, find life boring and become inactive.

Markets too are going through challenges which in fact is an opportunity to invest.

Volatility is part and parcel of equity investing.

Even in the past, the market has seen several challenges and has recovered after each fall as seen in the table.

So don’t bother about volatility, it just helps to keep the market fresh and lively so as to create wealth in the long run !!