From earning Rs 800 to owning a Lamborghini: Hyderabad entrepreneur fulfils gym cleaner’s dream for a moment

A Lamborghini parked outside a gym may turn heads, but for one cleaner, seeing the luxury car every morning meant something more. A Hyderabad entrepreneur noticed the man admiring his supercar regularly and decided to do something unexpected. Kurapati Naga Venkata Rakesh Kumar shared a post and explained why he handed his car keys to the cleaner. He recalled his struggling days as a salesperson earning Rs 800 and a promise he had made to himself.

Hyderabad entrepreneur lets gym cleaner sit in his Lamborghini

In his caption of the post, Rakesh Kumar wrote that he used to see the cleaner at the gym every morning, busy with a cleaning machine, while looking at his supercar whevenever Rakesh arrived. One day, the two greeted each other and found the cleaner admiring his car again. This time he decided to not walk away.

He simply walked up to the cleaner and handed over his keys to him. Just watchin him sit behind the wheel made Rakesh happy. But the entrepreneur describe the mix of emotions- disbelief and happiness reflecting on the cleaner's face at this golden opportunity, spoke more than words.

From an Rs 800 salary to owning a Lamborghini

The gesture had a deeper meaning for the Hyderabadi entrepreneur. In the same post, he confessed that when he was working as a salesperson and earning a mere Rs 800, he would approach supercar owners with a similar excitement on his face. However, he recalled feeling dejected as most owners did not acknowledge him.

That experience stayed with him. The entrepreneur said he had promised himself that if he ever reached a position where he owned such a car, he would not treat others the way he felt he had been treated. A simple handshake or showing respect costs nothing, but can mean a lot to someone else. He wrapped up the post with a simple encouragement, "dream big, your turn is coming".

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Here's what the internet had to say

One user said, "Dr Abdul Kalam said : knowledge will give you the power but character will give respect." One added, "It costs nothing, absolutely nothing to be this humble. Yes, maybe it’ll cost you, your ego." One added, "The beautiful thing you did to him was to increase the value of his vehicle - now every day he might drive it for work with more value." Another commented, "This is what makes a man rich… his humbleness and kindness. Huge respect."