Monday, November 24, 2008

A Story

I once read the following story.


40+ years ago, there was a Young Hardworking & Honest man.


He owned a small factory manufacturing plastic products. One day, after realising he was short of money to keep his factory going, he became very sad and squatted in front of his factory.


An elderly woman passing by and asking him what he was sad.


This Young Man told the Elderly Woman about his current financial problem. Realising the Young Man was actually living a road down from her and was convinced the Young Man was a Good Man, the Elderly Woman volunteered to lend him some money.


The Young Man was in tears, thanked the Elderly Woman, assuring her he would never forget her Kindness and would repay her one day. The following week the Elderly Woman moved to live with her daughter in another place due to her deteriorating health.


Then 5 years gone.


Then one day, the Elderly Woman returned to visit her old home.


A well dressed man was standing outside her old home, who was very pleased to address her in the most respectful manner, "Good Morning, Madam. Are you Mrs X?"


The Elderly Woman replied, "Yes."


"Madam, I have to point out that we have never met. But I was instructed to wait for you here."


"Oh, really?' The Elderly Woman replied, "How long have you been waiting for?"


"For the last 5 years, Madam."


The well dressed man then took the very surprised Elderly Woman into a luxury car, driving her to a Upper Class Suburb, showing her two luxury penthouse units with wonderful seaviews and then asked her, "Madam, which unit do you like more?"


"I'm not quire sure. They're both very very nice - it's really hard to pick one." The Elderly Woman answered.


"In that case, could I suggest you to take both then, my dear Mrs X." Another Man suddenly appeared and stated.


Yes, that "Another Man" is the Young Man that once was helped by the Elderly Woman.

He was paying back her Kindness.

One penthhouse unit for her and her family to live in and the other for her to lease out!

The Young Man later became the Richest Man in Asia, one of the Richest Persons in the world.


And his name?

Not important.

What really important are :


1) The BEST investment is NOT Shares, Houses, Gold, Forex or....... but People.


2) There are always someone we may have NEVER met before in our Life that change Our Life Completely - the Unsung Heroes.


Fate

Be Kind and Everything comes to you

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