Soundarya Lahari

Monday, September 23, 2019

Having Money and Being Rich

Someone asked Bill Gates, "Is there any person richer than you?"

He said :

YES!, only one. Many years ago, I had been dismissed and I had gone to New York airport. I read titles of newspapers there. I liked one of them and I want to buy it. But I didn't have money. So abandoned the idea. Suddenly, a black boy called me and told me, "This newspaper for you." I said, "But I don't have money". He said, "No problem, I give you for free".

After 3 months, I went there. Coincidentally, that story happened again and that same boy gave me another free newspaper again. I said, I can't accept it. But he said, "I give you from my profit."

After 19 years, I had been rich and I decided to find that boy. I found him after one-and-half month's search. I asked him, "Do you know me?". He said, "Yes!, you're famous. Bill Gates."

I said, "You gave me free newspaper 2 times many years ago. Now, I want to compensate for it. I am going to give you everything that you want."  The young man replied, "You can't compensate it!".

I asked why?

He said, "Because I gave you even  when I was poor. But, you want to give me when you are rich. So, how do you compensate?"

Bill Gates said, "I think that black young man is richer than me."

You don't have to be rich or wait to be rich to give. The real attitude of Giving is to do it even when you lack, are poor or suffering.

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