There was a famous samosa shop in front of the gate of a big
company. Often the employees of the company used to come there and eat samosas
during lunch time.
One day a manager of the company got into a mood of joking
with the samosa seller while eating samosas.
The manager said to the samosa seller, "Friend Gopal,
you have maintained your shop very well, but don't you think that you are
wasting your time and talent by selling samosas.?
Think if you were working in this company like me, where
would you be today? Maybe you too would be a manager today like me."
On this, Gopal, a samosa seller, thought a lot and said,
"Sir, my work is much better than your work."
10 years ago, when I used to sell samosas in a basket, then
you got my job, then I used to earn 1000 rupees a month and your salary was
10000 rupees.
We both worked hard in these 10 years.
You went from supervisor to manager.
And I reached this famous shop with the basket.
Today you earn 50000 per month.
And I earn 200000 per month.
But for this I am not saying my work is better than your
work. I am saying this because of the children.
Just think sir, I had started the business with very less
income, but my son will not have to bear all this.
My son will get my shop, my children will take advantage of
the hard work I have done in life. While the children of your boss will take
advantage of your hard work throughout your life.
Now you cannot directly make your son sit on his post, nor
will he have to start from zero like you and at the end of his term he will
reach where you are now.
While my son will take the business further from here and we
will go far ahead in our tenure.
Now you tell me whose time and talent is being wasted?
The manager gave 20 rupees for 2 samosas to the samosa
seller and without saying anything slipped away from there.
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