A girl was hiding under a train' first class compartment' berth when TC
caught her. Her clothes were torn from some places, eyes red and swollen
portraying her weeping and sleepless night.
TC - Where is your ticket?
She - (crying) I don't have it.
TC - (trying to force her out of the compartment) then get out of here or I shall handover you to police.
(Meanwhile a lady was looking at the scene very keenly)
She - please don't do so sir.(still crying)
TC grips her hand and that lady calls upon TC and asks him to leave the girl and prepare a ticket for the complete journey of that train. TC pleads that she should not waste her money on such girl but lady asks him to give the ticket so that the girl may travel and leave the train at any station she pleases.
After getting the ticket girl comes to sit with that lady and upon asking the reason for her situation she says that her mother died when she was born so her father married another woman who was cruel to her. So she ran away from home. While listening to the story the train reached bangalore(last station). The lady and girl both went out of the station. The lady sat in her car and the car started moving but when lady turned around she saw that girl still standing on the street. She had a change of heart and took that girl with her. She admitted her to a help home being run by her friend.
That girl leveraged the opportunity. She studied hard got good marks at school and admission to a reputed engineering college. Completed her degree in Computer science and got placed in a multinational company.
After few years company sent her US to work.
One fine day that lady went to US to give a lecture over management. She called for bill after a lunch at a restaurant but was surprised to hear that bill was already paid. On asking about who made the payment the receptionist pointed towards a young and beautiful couple standing at her back. Lady turned and asked them why did they pay her bill. The girl said because you once paid my mumbai to bangalore rail fare that changed my life.
That lady is Mrs. Sudha murthi wife of Infosys' chairperson Mr. Narayan murthi.
Moral- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
TC - Where is your ticket?
She - (crying) I don't have it.
TC - (trying to force her out of the compartment) then get out of here or I shall handover you to police.
(Meanwhile a lady was looking at the scene very keenly)
She - please don't do so sir.(still crying)
TC grips her hand and that lady calls upon TC and asks him to leave the girl and prepare a ticket for the complete journey of that train. TC pleads that she should not waste her money on such girl but lady asks him to give the ticket so that the girl may travel and leave the train at any station she pleases.
After getting the ticket girl comes to sit with that lady and upon asking the reason for her situation she says that her mother died when she was born so her father married another woman who was cruel to her. So she ran away from home. While listening to the story the train reached bangalore(last station). The lady and girl both went out of the station. The lady sat in her car and the car started moving but when lady turned around she saw that girl still standing on the street. She had a change of heart and took that girl with her. She admitted her to a help home being run by her friend.
That girl leveraged the opportunity. She studied hard got good marks at school and admission to a reputed engineering college. Completed her degree in Computer science and got placed in a multinational company.
After few years company sent her US to work.
One fine day that lady went to US to give a lecture over management. She called for bill after a lunch at a restaurant but was surprised to hear that bill was already paid. On asking about who made the payment the receptionist pointed towards a young and beautiful couple standing at her back. Lady turned and asked them why did they pay her bill. The girl said because you once paid my mumbai to bangalore rail fare that changed my life.
That lady is Mrs. Sudha murthi wife of Infosys' chairperson Mr. Narayan murthi.
Moral- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
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