Who would stop in the middle of his fast smooth easy carefree hassle-free sugar-free all-is-okay-don’t-worry trip on the free way to help change a flat tire? This one did. Read this…’coz it’s that good really.
On a chilly and miserable rainy day in early February 1996, one of the most affluent men in America was being driven down on the freeway when his personal limousine got a flat tire. His driver got out to survey the damage when a passing car stopped and a fellow traveler offered to change the tire.
When the tire was in place, the wealthy owner slid open his window and said, “That was kind of you – what can I do to thank you?”
The man thought for a moment and then with a smile and a chuckle replied, “My wife would get a real kick out of your sending a dozen long-stemmed roses to her on Valentine’s Day.” The entrepreneur agreed to do so and drove off.
February 14 arrived and a beautiful box of long-stemmed roses showed up at the kind traveler’s door for his wife. Inside was a simple note, which read:
“Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks for helping us out. Here are the roses I promised and, by the way, I paid off your mortgage.” – Donald Trump
It was always profitable to be kind – more profitable if your humble too.
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One day, a beggar by the roadside asked for a alms from Alexander the Great as he passed by. The man was poor and wretched and had no claim upon a ruler, no right even to lift a solicitous hand. Yet the emperor threw his several coins. A courtier was astonished at his generosity and commented, “Sir, copper coins would adequately meet a beggar’s need. Why give him gold?” Alexander responded in royal fashion, “Copper coins would suit the beggar’s needs, but gold coins suit Alexander’s giving.” |