Power of Thinking Big

Once upon a time, there was a beggar who lived at the railway station every day. He earned his living by begging for weapons from passengers waiting for the train. One day, while he was begging, he saw a well-dressed merchant walking on the platform. He noticed the merchant's expensive clothes and his confident manner. The beggar thought, "This man must be very rich. If I ask him for money, he will definitely give me a big price." Hoping to get something, the beggar went to the merchant. He extended his hand, but instead of giving money, the merchant looked at him and asked, "Do you always steal from others? Have you given anything to anyone?" The beggar was dismissed. He had never heard such a question before. He replied: "Sir, I am just a beggar. I make a living by selling weapons. I have nothing to give." The merchant smiled slightly and said, "If you are sure that you have nothing to give, then you have no right to ask for anything. I am a merchant, I believe in mutual cooperation. If you can give me something in return, I can give you something in return, but if you have nothing, I will not give you anything." Saying this, the merchant got into his car. The beggar was surprised and worried, repeating the merchant's words: "I have been begging for a long time, but he was never a fool, he was just telling the truth, why can't these people give me anything?" He did not give anything in return, but he was just a beggar, yet this thought echoed in his mind: "You have had two days before, and he was sitting in the daytime." The wild flowers blooming near the train tracks attracted his attention, and the thought came to his mind that if I gave him something in return, he would quickly Deciding to walk, he returned with a handful of flowers, when he smiled and said, "The flowers smiled with open arms."

And thanked them. As the days passed, something incredible happened. More and more, people started giving him money, but he noticed a pattern: as long as he had flowers, people gave generously, and when the flowers ran out, the donations increased. So it is true that people like to get something in return. One day while arranging flowers, he thought, "Arms instead of flowers?" He saw a merchant sitting happily on the train. He ran over and said, "Sir, I have something to give you today. If you give me money, I will give you flowers in return."

The merchant smiled, gave him some money and took some flowers. He understood the true value of this approach. He said, "Today you are not just a beggar, you are a merchant." The train reached the next station and the merchant got out. The beggar watched him go. His words sparked a new thought in his mind. He thought for a long time and then suddenly something dawned on him: “Now I know the secret of success, I am not just a beggar.

Merchants do not pay me out of sympathy. They are paying for the flowers I gave them. That is my job. Fortunately, he made a brave decision that day. He got off the train and never became a beggar again. Six months later, at a station, he met two well-dressed men. They shook hands but one of them looked at him seriously. “Do I know you?” one man asked the other, who replied with a smile, “Yes, we have met twice before, right here on this train.” The first man tried to remember, his eyes widening in surprise. “Wait, you are the same beggar I refused to give money to and then later bought flowers for.” The first beggar laughed. “Yes, I was, but today I am not drunk. "I deal in ripe flowers, and I go and pick them." The merchant was surprised. "This is unacceptable."