A true story I came across which is worth reading…
“I boarded flight from Bangalore to Mumbai, economy class. I put my hand bag in overhead bin and took my aisle seat. There was an old person sitting next to me on the window seat.
I had a presentation in Mumbai, so took my documents and started going through them for the final time before the presentation. After 15–20 minutes I was done with my documents, so I put them away and started looking out of the window, and suddenly I looked at the face of this person sitting next to me. I thought I have seen him somewhere.
He was old, his face, the suit was not very expensive, and he was replying to some mails or going through some documents. I exactly don’t know. I noticed his shoes, they were average quality.
Something stuck me and I asked him:
*“Are you Mr. Narayana Murthy?”*
He looked at me, smiled and replied, *“Yes, I am.”*
I was shocked !
For one second I had no idea what to say next. I looked at him again. His shoes, his suit, his tie and his specs. Everything was average. This guy was worth $2.3 Billion and co-founded Infosys.
I always wanted to become super rich so that I can buy all the luxury and travel business class. He could buy the whole airlines and yet he was sitting next to me in economy class!
I again asked: *“Why are you travelling in economy class and not business class?”*
He replied:
*“Do Business class people reach early?”*
And then introduced myself, “Hello sir! My name is ***** and I am a freelance corporate trainer and I work with many MNCs PAN India.”
He then put his phone away and started listening to me, he also asked few questions and answered the questions I asked. We both went down deep into the conversation until I asked a question which was about to change my life entirely.
I questioned:
*Sir, You are so successful and have made so many good decisions in your life. Is there something you regret?”*
He got intense look on his face, thought for a while and answered,
*“Sometimes my knee hurts, I should have taken better care of my body. When I was young I was so busy working that I never got time to take care of myself and now even if I want to work more, I can’t. My body doesn’t permit.”*
*“You are young. You are smart and ambitious but don’t repeat the mistake I made. Take proper care of your body and take proper rest. This is the only body you have got!”*
That day I learned two things, one that he told me and another that he showed me!”
Being rich is not about owning things.
I had got what I needed.
What a great and down to earth human being he is, no doubt he is so successful!
February 20, 2020 at 9:13 am
Such a beautiful true story!
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February 20, 2020 at 3:38 pm
Yes it needed to be shared .
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February 20, 2020 at 9:45 am
Savvy what an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing it. Am sharing it on Fb.
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February 20, 2020 at 3:40 pm
Pls do .The message is very relevant.
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February 20, 2020 at 5:27 pm
Did
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February 20, 2020 at 10:41 am
Wow! This is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing, dear Savvy. 🙂
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February 20, 2020 at 3:39 pm
You are welcome Krishnapriya. It certainly needed to be shared for its message. 💕😇💕
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February 21, 2020 at 7:11 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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February 23, 2020 at 6:38 pm
Beautiful story or rather incident shared. More matters how you are as person from inside.
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February 25, 2020 at 7:58 pm
I quite agree with you.
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