Be humble, it costs nothing.
This
incident is from the life of Amitabh Bachchan.
It
was narrated by him.
Amitabh
Bachchan says.....
At
the peak of my career, I was once travelling by plane. The passenger next to me
was elderly gentleman dressed in a simple shirt and pants. He appeared to be
middle class and well educated.
Other
passengers perhaps recognised who I was but this gentleman appeared to be
unconcerned about my presence. He was reading his paper, looking out of the
window, and when tea was served, he sipped it quietly.
Trying
to strike a conversation with him I smiled.
The
man courteously smiled back and said “Hello”.
We
got talking and I brought up the subject of cinema and movies and asked, “Do
you watch films?”
The
man replied, “Oh, very few. I did see one many years ago.”
I
mentioned that I worked in movie industry.
The
man replied, “Oh that’s nice. What do you do?”
I
replied, “I am an actor.”
The
man nodded, “Oh that’s wonderful!”
And
that was it.....
When
we landed, I held out my hand and said, “It was good to travel with you. By the
way my name is Amitabh Bachchan.”
The
man shook my hand and said, “Thank you. Nice to have met you. I am J.R.D.
Tata.”
I
was stunned at his reply.
I
learned on that day that no matter how big you think you are, there is always
someone bigger.
J.R.D.
Tata, a business icon taught me a lesson for life.
“Be
humble, it costs nothing.”
We
meet a lot of people in life. But few leave a permanent memory. All we need to
do is respect and accept.
