0:02 a person's greatness is determined by
0:04 their thoughts this Timeless truth has
0:06 been proven repeatedly by the lives of
0:09 successful individuals like Elon Musk
0:13 Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos Napoleon Hill
0:15 in his famous book Think and Grow Rich
0:19 said what you think about you become but
0:21 if that's true why do so many people
0:24 struggle to succeed do they not think
0:26 about their future do they fail to see
0:29 their own potential today's story will
0:31 uncover cover the answers to these
0:33 questions and teach you a powerful
0:36 lesson along the way we'll also learn
0:38 some new words to enhance our English
0:42 skills so stay with us till the end I
0:45 promise this video will be worth your [Music]
0:47 [Music]
0:50 time once in a busy railway station
0:53 there lived a beggar every day he
0:56 survived by asking passengers for arms
0:59 as they waited for their trains one day
1:01 as he was begging he noticed A
1:03 well-dressed businessman stepping onto
1:06 the platform seeing his expensive suit
1:10 and confident posture the beggar thought
1:13 this man must be really rich if I ask
1:15 him for money he'll surely give me a
1:18 generous amount with this hope the
1:20 beggar approached the businessman and
1:22 stretched out his hand but instead of
1:24 giving him money the businessman looked
1:26 at him and asked do you always just take
1:29 from others have you ever given anything to
1:30 to
1:33 anyone the beggar was startled he had
1:36 never heard such a question before
1:39 confused he replied sir I'm just a
1:43 beggar I survive by asking for arms I
1:44 have nothing to give to
1:47 anyone the businessman smiled slightly
1:50 and said if you believe you have nothing
1:52 to give then you also have no right to
1:56 ask for anything I am a businessman I
1:57 believe in
1:59 exchange if you can offer me something
2:02 something I can give you something in
2:05 return but if you have nothing to give I
2:07 cannot give you anything
2:10 either saying this the businessman
2:13 boarded his train and left the beggar
2:16 stood there stunned he kept replaying
2:18 the businessman's words in his
2:22 mind I have been begging for so long but
2:25 no one has ever said this to me before
2:29 he wasn't rude but he spoke the truth if
2:32 I can't offer anything in return then
2:34 why should people give me
2:37 anything for the first time the beggar
2:39 realized that maybe this was why people
2:41 never gave him much money because he
2:43 offered them nothing in
2:46 return that night he lay awake deep in
2:50 thought but what can I give I am just a
2:52 beggar I Have
2:55 Nothing Yet the businessman's words kept
2:58 echoing in his mind if you want to
3:00 receive you must first
3:04 give 2 days passed the beggar didn't ask
3:07 anyone for money he was too busy
3:09 thinking on the third day while sitting
3:11 at the station he noticed a patch of
3:14 wild flowers blooming near the tracks
3:17 their vibrant colors caught his eye and
3:22 suddenly an idea struck him what if
3:24 instead of just taking I offer something
3:28 in return what if I give people a flow
3:29 every time they give me arms [Music]
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3:34 determined he walked over gently plucked
3:36 a handful of flowers and went back to
3:39 his usual spot when someone handed him a
3:42 coin he smiled and offered them a flower
3:45 in return surprisingly people accepted
3:48 the flowers with joy some even smiled
3:51 and thanked him as the days passed
3:54 something incredible happened more
3:57 people started giving him money but he
4:00 noticed a pattern as long as he had had
4:03 flowers people gave generously when he
4:06 ran out of flowers the donations
4:10 decreased so it's true people like to
4:14 receive something in return he thought
4:16 one day as he was handing out flowers in
4:19 exchange for arms he spotted the
4:22 businessman again sitting in the train
4:26 excited he rushed over and said sir
4:29 today I have something to give you if
4:31 you you give me money I will give you
4:35 flowers in return the businessman smiled
4:37 handed him some cash and took a few
4:40 flowers you have truly understood the
4:44 value of exchange he said today you are
4:47 no longer just a beggar you have become a
4:48 a
4:50 businessman the train arrived at the
4:53 next station and the businessman stepped
4:56 off the beggar stood there watching him
4:58 go his words sparked a new thought in
5:00 his mind
5:04 am I really a businessman now for a long
5:08 time he pondered over it then suddenly
5:09 he realized
5:12 something I now know the secret of
5:15 success I am not just a beggar I am a
5:18 Trader people aren't giving me money out
5:20 of pity they are paying for the flowers
5:23 I give them this means I have a
5:26 business excited he made a bold decision
5:28 that day he left the railway station and
5:31 never returned as a beggar
5:34 again 6 months
5:37 later at the same railway station two
5:38 well-dressed men
5:41 met they exchanged a handshake but one
5:45 of them had a curious look do I know you
5:48 one man asked the other smiled and
5:52 replied yes we've met twice before right
5:54 here on this very
5:57 train the first man frowned trying to
5:59 remember then his eyes widened in in
6:02 Surprise wait you're the beggar the one
6:04 I refused to give money to and then
6:07 later I bought flowers from you the
6:09 former beggar laughed yes that was me
6:11 but today I am no longer a beggar I run
6:13 a successful flower business and I'm
6:16 traveling to expand it further the
6:18 businessman was astonished that's
6:21 incredible what changed the flower
6:24 seller smiled you taught me one of
6:27 life's greatest truths we only receive
6:30 when we give that day
6:32 I realized that I was never really a
6:35 beggar I was a businessman all along I
6:37 just had to see myself that
6:41 way the two men shook hands again now as
6:43 equals then they boarded their trains
6:46 heading towards their respective
6:49 Futures life is shaped by how we see
6:51 ourselves if you believe you are small
6:54 you will remain small but if you
6:56 recognize your inner potential you can
6:59 achieve greatness so don't limit
7:02 yourself see yourself as strong capable
7:04 and successful because when your
7:08 thoughts change your future changes too
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