A Business man VS The Common man

Author: Vibhor Shergill (Brother of Sabhyata Shergill)

This morning, I was at a saloon for a haircut which was long due and as you all might be aware, those 15 minutes of the haircut are the most boring 15 minutes one could experience in life as you have nothing to do, you are tied at the neck with a towel like cloth so the hair don’t ruin your T-shirt or start to itch you.

So, anyway I was facing this turmoil and so I casually thought to start a conversation with the barber.

I- “Kabse kar rahe ho ye kaam?” (Since how long have you been in this job)?

He- Sir, 4 saal ho gaye. (It’s been 4 years)

I- “4 saal, acha, aur kama kitna lete ho?” (4 years, okay, so how much do you earn)?

He- “Kamayi to zyada nahi hai, mahine ka 10000 tak ban jata hai” (Not much, around Rs 10000 a month)

I- “To 10000 me kharcha pani nikal jata hai mahine ka?” (So are you able to meet your expenses in Rs 10000)?

He- “Dikkat hi hoti hai, jitna kamata hoon, kharch ho jata hai. Kal ke liye kuch nahi bachta” (Everything that I earn gets expended and thus I have no savings for tomorrow)

I- “Haan 10000 me kahan ghar chalta hai aaj kal” (Yeah, it’s difficult to run home in Rs 10000 per month)

He- “Ji sir” (Yes sir)

I- “Aur tumhaare maalik, woh kitna kama lete hain kuch andaza hai?” (And what about your boss, how much does he earn, do you have any clue)?

He- “Woh to bohot kamate hain, mahine ka kam se kam 3.5 se 4 lac, bijli, kharcha nikaal ke” (The boss earns around 3.5 to 4 lacs per month after paying the bills and salaries)

I was stunned on hearing this. I asked him, how well read his boss is, to which he replies.

He- “Zyada to nahi pade huye, par zameen thi unki gaon me, usko bech ke 2 baal kaatne ki dukaan kholi hai.” (The boss is not well read, but he had land in a village which he sold and opened 2 barber shops with that money)

I- “To doosri dukaan se bhi 3.5–4 lakh aur kama lete honge.” (So your boss might be earning 3.5- 4 lacs from the other barber shop as well.)

He- “Bilkul sir, udhar to zyada kamate hai, woh dukan Delhi me hai” (The boss earns even more from the other shop as that one is in Delhi, the capital city of India.)

My haircut was now done and so was this conversation I paid him his dues and left the shop with a lesson. A lesson that I would certainly incorporate in my life

The Lesson- Your degree won’t bring you riches, it would just bring you a job. What brings you riches is your presence of mind and the knowledge of how, where and in what to invest your existing money to bring you riches.

Those who have their reservations, I'll give you a very simple example to prove my point:

Few days back, my good friend Abhinav, called me to his home to show me a surprise which he had received on his birthday. I thought it would be cell phone, or a gaming laptop or a smart watch as he is a gadget freak, but I was wrong. TOTALLY WRONG. 

When I reached his home, you have absolutely no clue of what I saw. 
Check out what that gadget was:-

Do you know, who his father is? Yes you guessed it right, A Business man. 
Do you know what he manufactures? No. He manufactures zips of pants. Yes, just zips has made him a millionaire.

So you see, how much disparity nature has created among the job employees vs the job providers.

Taking into consideration the above written conversation between me and the barber, I would suggest all, if you have savings of around Rs 3–4 lacs, consider investing your money into a business idea and then earning crores from it, though not necessarily of the same type as is mentioned here.

Now, having said that, I'd like you to decide for yourself, gentlemen, whether you want to lead a life of a common man or of a business man !!