Fairy tales fascinate me. I read them ,when my spirits are little down. Right from my schooldays, they have been inspirational.
Rumpelstiltskin, especially, is a magnificent tale ,which portrays greed . Spinning straw into gold, is a metaphor, which insists that skill makes the impossible into a possibility.
This fairy tale came into my mind, when I read Infosys Narayanamurthy’s move to sell his o.13% shares of Infosys for $37 million.Ater this transaction , Murthy will hold 2.38% shares.Infosys was started with $250 , borrowed rom the spouses of six promoters in 1981.
That $250 has been converted to billions. If 0.3% is worth $37million, imagine the net worth o the company. Amazing ,unbelievable, magnificent , are the expressions that strike my mud filled mind. In 1981, I was much worthier than Murthy. In 2009, I come no way near Murthy.
Murthy is modern Rumpelstiltskin., both in stature and skill . He has converted language into billions.
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