Unbelievable!
Right? The first of the month, all of us who are employed expect that the
Goddess of wealth will shower us in the form of monthly wages or salary. We
wait for it to credit to our account, smile when the SMS hits our mobile and
log onto the salary account to check that all is okay! Then why is this person
so happy that he did not get his salary?
Let me start
by saying that this is one of the most inspirational lines I have heard in a
while. I heard this and was wowed by the idea! Let me explain what happened.
Our office
works on a time card which has to be submitted on a certain date every month.
You cannot submit it early or late. Time card has to be finalized on a
particular date – no ifs, no buts. My friend (let us say his name is Stan) forgot
to submit his time card on the D-day! Stan later found out that some procedures
have to be followed so that he can submit a “delayed” time card. The net result
is that he will not get his salary on the first of the month but will get two
month’s salary the following month. This means Stan will not be paid January’s
salary on 1st February. Instead, he will get wages for January and February
on 1st March. I was a little perturbed when I heard this and asked
him how he felt. Stan’s reaction - “I am happy I did not get my salary”. I was stunned. He went on to explain that this was a wonderful
opportunity to save. He would live for two months on one month’s salary. He
also joked that we should miss a submission every now and then. What a punch line!
I have
always looked for creative ideas to save but could have never thought of this one. If
one person can live for two months on one month’s salary and not worry about
it, I feel truly inspired. Many of us might get worried or feel tensed that we
forgot to submit our time card. However, Stan has turned the situation around
to his advantage.
This article
is a shout-out, an applause, a description of the inspiration I felt and gratitude
for a valuable lesson I learnt today.
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