Good Deeds Do Pay

This is a true story happened in America:

On a night of thunderstorm, an elderly couple entered the lobby of a hotel wanting to hire a room for the night.

However the front officer at the counter apologetically said,"I'm sorry the rooms were fully booked this morning by a group of tourists. Normally under such circumstances I will send you to other hotels which have vacant rooms. But I can't imagine letting you travel in such weather.

Would you mind staying in my room? Although it's not a grand room, it's clean and decent. As I'm on duty, I can rest in the office.", suggested the young man sincerely.

The elderly couple accepted his offer and apologised for the inconvenience caused.

The next day the rain stopped. The old man went to pay his bill at the counter. The person in charge was still the young man. He said,"The room you stayed was not the hotel's guest room, you don't have to pay for it. I hope you and your wife had a good rest last night."

The old man nodded his head,"You're the dream employee of every hotelier, maybe one day I'll help you build a hotel."

After a few years, the young man received a registered mail which narrated in detail the incident of the night of the thunderstorm. With it were an invitation card for a sightseeing tour and return airticket to New York.

Several days after his arrival at Manhattan, the young man met the ederly man at the junction of 5th Avenue and 34th Street. A new and magnificent building was erected at that place. The old man said,"This is the hotel I built for you, I hope you can come to run it. Do you remember?"

The young man was shocked,"What are your terms and conditions? Why do you pick on me? Who are you?"

"I am William Waldorf Astor, I don't have any terms and conditions. As I said you are my dream employee."

This hotel was the famous Waldorf Hotel in New York. It was the first choice of most foreign dignitaries to stay there when they visited the Big Apple.

What was the attitude that change the young man's life and destiny? Without doubt he met his "mentor", but if on that night another person was on duty, would the result be the same?

There are many opportunities in this world. Every opportunity may bring us to the next summit. Do not neglect anyone and any opportunity to help others. Learn to treat every person with enthusiasm. Learn to do everything as perfect as possible. Learn to be grateful for every opportunity. Good deeds do pay!