I boarded flight from Bangalore to Mumbai, economy class. I put my hand bag in overhead bin and took my aisle seat. There was an old person sitting next to me on the window seat.
He was old,his face,the suit was not very expensive &he was replying to some mails or going through some documents.
Something stuck me and I asked him:
*“Are you Mr. Narayana Murthy?”*
He looked at me, smiled and replied, *“Yes, I am.”*
For one second I had no idea what to say next. I looked at him again. His shoes, his suit, his tie and his specs. Everything was average. This guy was worth $2.3 Billion and co-founded Infosys.
I again asked: *“Why are you travelling in economy class and not business class?”*
*“Do Business class people reach early?”*
And then introduced myself, “Hello sir! My name is Mayank Gupta and I am a freelance corporate trainer and I work with many MNCs PAN India.”
*Sir, You are so successful and have made so many good decisions in your life. Is there something you regret?”*
He got intense look on his face, thought for a while and answered,
*“Sometimes my knee hurts, I should have taken better care of my body.
*“You are young. You are smart and ambitious but don’t repeat the mistake I made.
That day I learned two things, one that he told me & another that he showed me!
Being rich is not about owning things.
I had got what I needed.What a great & down to earth human being he is.