Humanity Vs Lifestyle
The lesson of the old egg seller
A Facebook member tells the story of a rich woman who one day went to the market because her maid had taken ill. She saw an old egg seller and asked him, “How much are you selling eggs for?” The old egg seller replied, “For 60 rupees a dozen, Madam.” In a no-nonsense tone, the rich woman said, “I will buy them for 50 rupees or I will leave.” The old egg seller replied, “Come, take them at the price you want. Maybe this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell even a single egg today.”
The rich woman took the eggs feeling she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, they ordered whatever they liked. They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered. The bill was 1,400 rupees. The rich woman gave the waiter 1,500 and asked him to keep the change. This incident might have seemed quite normal to the rich woman, but would have been very painful to the poor egg seller. Humanity Vs Lifestyle!!!
The point is: Humanity Vs Lifestyle
Why do we show power when we want to impress someone and seldom to the needy? The Facebook member adds that his father used to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need them. Sometimes he even used to pay extra for them. Concerned by this act, one day he asked his father why did he do so? The father replied, “It is a charity wrapped with dignity, my son.”
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel Someone who has interviewed almost every role model this country has to offer as of now. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist. With over three decades of journalism in leading publications including the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is widely known for his brilliantly penned interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat. Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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