Its All in the Business - Story for Thought

Father: “Son, I want you to marry the girl of my choice.”

Son: “That is impossible, father. I want to choose my own bride.”

Father: “But the girl I have in mind is the daughter of Bill Gates.”

Son: “Hmm...in that case, I think I will say yes.” The father approaches Bill Gates.

Father: “Sir. I have an alliance for your daughter.”

Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to be married now"

Father: “That may be the case, but the prospective groom is the vice-president of the World Bank". 

Bill Gates: “Aha! Is that so? In that case I am Willing to consider".

The father now approaches the President of the World Bank.

Father: “I have an ideal candidate for the post of Vice-president of your bank".

President: “But I don’t need anyone right now. Infact I have more Vice-presidents than I can manage.

Father: “But this gentleman is the son-in-law of Bill Gates".

President: “Well in that case I’d be delighted to take him. 

This is how business is done.

Moral: Sometimes life and business is all about smart-working and not hard working.