How can a man be so selfless?
It was an encounter which Shrikant Singh will never forget. An encounter which taught him a life lesson which he won't forget in his lifetime at least.
Here is how he describes that evening:
While returning late
from office yesterday, I had an encounter with one of the most inspiring men I
have ever met.
Anandji (my uber driver)
: "Hi, how was your day?" (in superbly fluent English)
Me: (slightly stunned) :
"I am good, thank you Sir.."
Post a couple of office
calls, I settle down for the long ride home
Anandji :"So how
long do you think this ecommerce bubble will last? "
Me: (more stunned)"
dunno Sir, I have my own issues to worry about than this"
Me: "Sir, what's
your deal.. You don't seem to be the average uber driver"
Anandji: "Ohh I am
an IIT K graduate from 1986. I was working out of the US and India for the past
30 years and I gave it all up to do my own entrepreneurial stuff. I now have 50
cars plying with Uber and I have a couple of strawberry farms in Mysore"
Me:"So then why are
you yourself driving this car around "
Anandji :" Ohh this
car met with an accident a few days back and my uber driver died. His family is
too proud to take money, so I figured the only way I can help is to drive the
car on his behalf and let the income from Uber keep flowing. And I feel happy
doing this"
I don't feel ashamed
saying I cried a little..
This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.
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