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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Survival / Success
- Subject: Inspirational / Uplifting
- Published: 01/23/2014
My Meeting with JOHN ROCKEFELLER
“Why?” Tears rolled down my cheeks. “I never hurt anyone, then why are you punishing me like this?”
I could not hold it anymore. Tears streamed down my face.
Normally I never cried, I never cried when my father refused to give money, I never cried when I made no money for first couple of months in my business. I never cried in these years. But today it was different story, different situations and a different day. Of all the days in my life today was different.
I could not help stop my tears. I began to sob uncontrollably. I literally broke down in tears. Today life slapped me for no reason. Today God slapped me for no reason.
I sat down there on a wooden bench outside the church and cried and cried like a small kid.
I sat there for awhile in the dark and cold night feeling miserable, confused and alone.
Suddenly I heard some footsteps somewhere out there in the darkness. I saw a figure but my moist eyes could not recognize it for first attempt. I wiped out my tears and saw an old man holding a wooden stick in his hand coming out from the darkness.
He sat with me on the bench.
After a few minutes he broke the silence and asked smoothly. “What is the matter?”
“Nothing” I said.
We again kept quiet for seconds.
“Than why are you crying?” he asked again.
I looked at him. Even in that darkness he appeared wise.
“It’s complicated” I said.
“Must be a heavy load, you should release it.” He said.
I kept quiet, sighed and started my story.
“I am highly in debt, I have taken a business loan for an important business deal and guess what. Today I have just lost my Business Deal, I lost all the money which I have invested. Everything is finished, I lost 36 thousand dollars, and I have no source to repay the money. Yesterday the bank gave me final notice and the worse thing is that in this bloody business deal I have added my money too. But everything is finished. I have no money, a broken up business and a hopeless future.”
I rested to take a breath and clinched my teeth to resist more tears from flowing outside of my eyes. “You probably think that I am just another loser, another failure, who is crying like a baby for just one business deal. But I am not weak. This deal meant to me a lot. I saw many difficulties in my 6 year business career, but this time things are miserable. I lost everything, everything.
He heard me very quietly. Tears again ran down my cheeks. He did not utter a word. He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a small book, I could not see properly, maybe because of the darkness or maybe because I had still tears in my eyes.
“What is your name?” He wrote something in it and asked.
“Ron Wilson” I said.
He wrote again something and then tore the page and handed it to me. I took it and realized that it was a check worth of $50,000.
“Give all the money back after one year” He said and started walking away.
I was shocked but still managed to say “Where and when?”
“Same place, same time.” He did not even bother to turn around. He disappeared in the darkness where he came from.
I was shocked and surprised. So many feelings overwhelmed me and made me so speechless that I even forgot to thank him. I reconfirmed the check to clear my doubts and another thing that I noticed was the signature.
“OH MY GOD” was the only thing I able to say.
It was the signature of John Rockefeller, the money magnet, world’s most influential and rich person and also known for helping out others.
I did not believe in my luck. I had just met my business role model. And moreover we had talked with each other. I did not believe that but it was my first meeting with John Rockefeller.
A rush of joyful feelings took control over me.
The first and most obvious thought in my head was to rush to the bank and bring out all the money.
But while I walked over to the bank I fell in contemplation about this incident. The more I contemplated the more I reached the decision that I should not use this money. I remembered the fact that business is just another name for risk. And If I take manageable risks with my own but little money to negotiate the best deals and worked hard then I could settle my business again, and if something unpredictable happens than I have backup. And I took a bold decision by not bringing out the money.
After that day I never looked back. I threw myself in my business with double courage. Slowly months passed one by one.
After 3 months I managed to completely get out of debt and repay every dollar of the bank loan.
After 7 months I have 4 major customers and 17 minor deals. I negotiated the best deals and worked hard. And slowly my business grew. And the best thing about it was that I did not use a dollar from that check.
After one year
I was excited for two reasons, one I was going to meet THE JOHN ROCKEFELLER, my role model. Second I was going to tell him my success story and return him his unused check.
I sat on same wooden bench, at the same time, again the old man, The John Rockefeller, came out from the same darkness and sat with me. Before he spoke a word, a middle aged lady ran towards us.
“Does he bother you?” She asked.
“No, but why?” I replied. A train of thought ran through my mind, as to how John Rockefeller could possibly bother me.
“I am extremely sorry if he does so. He is my father and he is mentally retired. Everywhere he introduces himself as John Rockefeller and he also gives fake checks to people,” she said and she smoothly took his hand and helped him to walk out.
They both disappeared in the darkness and I broke down in a cold sweat. That was my meeting with "JOHN ROCKEFELLER"
My Meeting with John Rockefeller(Parth)
My Meeting with JOHN ROCKEFELLER
“Why?” Tears rolled down my cheeks. “I never hurt anyone, then why are you punishing me like this?”
I could not hold it anymore. Tears streamed down my face.
Normally I never cried, I never cried when my father refused to give money, I never cried when I made no money for first couple of months in my business. I never cried in these years. But today it was different story, different situations and a different day. Of all the days in my life today was different.
I could not help stop my tears. I began to sob uncontrollably. I literally broke down in tears. Today life slapped me for no reason. Today God slapped me for no reason.
I sat down there on a wooden bench outside the church and cried and cried like a small kid.
I sat there for awhile in the dark and cold night feeling miserable, confused and alone.
Suddenly I heard some footsteps somewhere out there in the darkness. I saw a figure but my moist eyes could not recognize it for first attempt. I wiped out my tears and saw an old man holding a wooden stick in his hand coming out from the darkness.
He sat with me on the bench.
After a few minutes he broke the silence and asked smoothly. “What is the matter?”
“Nothing” I said.
We again kept quiet for seconds.
“Than why are you crying?” he asked again.
I looked at him. Even in that darkness he appeared wise.
“It’s complicated” I said.
“Must be a heavy load, you should release it.” He said.
I kept quiet, sighed and started my story.
“I am highly in debt, I have taken a business loan for an important business deal and guess what. Today I have just lost my Business Deal, I lost all the money which I have invested. Everything is finished, I lost 36 thousand dollars, and I have no source to repay the money. Yesterday the bank gave me final notice and the worse thing is that in this bloody business deal I have added my money too. But everything is finished. I have no money, a broken up business and a hopeless future.”
I rested to take a breath and clinched my teeth to resist more tears from flowing outside of my eyes. “You probably think that I am just another loser, another failure, who is crying like a baby for just one business deal. But I am not weak. This deal meant to me a lot. I saw many difficulties in my 6 year business career, but this time things are miserable. I lost everything, everything.
He heard me very quietly. Tears again ran down my cheeks. He did not utter a word. He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a small book, I could not see properly, maybe because of the darkness or maybe because I had still tears in my eyes.
“What is your name?” He wrote something in it and asked.
“Ron Wilson” I said.
He wrote again something and then tore the page and handed it to me. I took it and realized that it was a check worth of $50,000.
“Give all the money back after one year” He said and started walking away.
I was shocked but still managed to say “Where and when?”
“Same place, same time.” He did not even bother to turn around. He disappeared in the darkness where he came from.
I was shocked and surprised. So many feelings overwhelmed me and made me so speechless that I even forgot to thank him. I reconfirmed the check to clear my doubts and another thing that I noticed was the signature.
“OH MY GOD” was the only thing I able to say.
It was the signature of John Rockefeller, the money magnet, world’s most influential and rich person and also known for helping out others.
I did not believe in my luck. I had just met my business role model. And moreover we had talked with each other. I did not believe that but it was my first meeting with John Rockefeller.
A rush of joyful feelings took control over me.
The first and most obvious thought in my head was to rush to the bank and bring out all the money.
But while I walked over to the bank I fell in contemplation about this incident. The more I contemplated the more I reached the decision that I should not use this money. I remembered the fact that business is just another name for risk. And If I take manageable risks with my own but little money to negotiate the best deals and worked hard then I could settle my business again, and if something unpredictable happens than I have backup. And I took a bold decision by not bringing out the money.
After that day I never looked back. I threw myself in my business with double courage. Slowly months passed one by one.
After 3 months I managed to completely get out of debt and repay every dollar of the bank loan.
After 7 months I have 4 major customers and 17 minor deals. I negotiated the best deals and worked hard. And slowly my business grew. And the best thing about it was that I did not use a dollar from that check.
After one year
I was excited for two reasons, one I was going to meet THE JOHN ROCKEFELLER, my role model. Second I was going to tell him my success story and return him his unused check.
I sat on same wooden bench, at the same time, again the old man, The John Rockefeller, came out from the same darkness and sat with me. Before he spoke a word, a middle aged lady ran towards us.
“Does he bother you?” She asked.
“No, but why?” I replied. A train of thought ran through my mind, as to how John Rockefeller could possibly bother me.
“I am extremely sorry if he does so. He is my father and he is mentally retired. Everywhere he introduces himself as John Rockefeller and he also gives fake checks to people,” she said and she smoothly took his hand and helped him to walk out.
They both disappeared in the darkness and I broke down in a cold sweat. That was my meeting with "JOHN ROCKEFELLER"
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