As a young top honcho of a medium sized firm, I had the chance of becoming friends with a very powerful officer of a huge conglomerate. He had the authority to grant huge contracts to a lot of companies so people naturally drifted towards him all the time.
I never asked him for any contract but in the few years that we regularly met, he referred me to a couple of clients and got my firm a few decent projects. But before I met with his referrals, he told me not to allot any "commission" for him and instead, just give the client the best discounts.
Now, he's dead and all that remains are fond memories about a good man. His family is financially not doing very well because all his kids are in college. Now that he's gone, we can see for a fact that he earned nothing beyond his regular salary. Now, it's fully confirmed that he personally got nothing in exchange for the millions and billions worth of contracts that he awarded to people.
I frequently think of his family and try to figure out what I can do for them. If only I have more, I can perhaps pass on more to them.
Have you thought of ways to help them? When I was down and almost out, a relative of mine brought me food because I kept mentioning to her I had not much to eat. She asked her brother to drive over here and shared with me a few canned goods that came from their sister in the US. They were not well off but they had something to share. I was really touched by the gesture. I know in time I would be able to do something nice to them, someday.
ReplyDeleteI can only give small and temporary relief to the family as I am also of limited means. How I wish I can give more..
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