True Life Incident.....Life an Ocean..People Waves..

This ain't not from a film, but true.


It is about a certain person by name Mr. Zavere Poonawala, who is a well-known industrialist from Pune.
He had his driver named Gangadatta with him for the last 30 years on his limousine, which was originally owned by Bhagwan Rajneesh, and which Mr Poonawala had bought from him.

Gangadatta passed away recently and at that time Mr. Poonawala was in Mumbai on important work. As soon as he heard the news, he cancelled all his meetings, requested the driver's family to await him for the cremation and he came back immediately by a helicopter.

On reaching Pune, he asked his men to decorate the limo with flowers as he wished Gangadatta should be taken in the same vehicle which he drove since the beginning. When Gangadatta's family agreed to his wishes, Mr. Poonawala sat in the driver's seat and himself drove Gangadatta in his limousine from the house to the ghat on his last journey.

When asked, Mr Poonawala was very sorrowful and replied that Gangadatta had served him day and night and he could at least do this, being eternally grateful to him. He further added that Gangadatta rose up from poverty and educated both his children very well. His daughter is a Chartered accountant and that is so commendable.


His comment in the end is the essence of a successful life in all aspects. "I earned money and successful in life which is nothing unusual, but I should always be grateful to those people who contribute to my success. This is the sanskara (moral value) I have been brought up with which made me do what I did."


Someone has so rightly said: "Life is like a sea. We are moving about without end. Nothing remains with us. What remains are just....the memories of some people, who touched our lives as waves."