This is a real incident that happened in the life of one of the
greatest scientists of the millennium - Albert Einstein. That was the
time when Einstein had discovered the theory of relativity (i.e) the
apparently simple equation 'E = mc^2'. So Einstein wanted to explain
it
to as many people as possible and he set out a trip to near by
places,
and everywhere he was on stage explaining his theory of
relativity.
He usually went with his driver who was over fed with the knowledge
of
theory of relativity, as he would have heard that wantedly or
unwantedly all the times Einstein was giving the presentation. Seeing
the respect and welcome that Einstein got in the places where-ever he
went to explain his theory of relativity, the driver wanted to taste
that feeling for some time.
So before they went for the
next
place to give his presentation, his driver told Einstein that he
would
be Einstein for that place and asked Einstein to take the role of the
driver for this place alone. It was not so difficult for his driver
to
impersonate Einstein as it was the time when people knew only the
name
'Einstein' but have not seen him. Einstein was a bit hesitant to do
that as there would be questions he would have to answer, but his
driver was so interested in doing this and so he told Einstein that
he
would take care of anything that comes out of this.
Einstein
thought for a while and he also agreed to try it out, having a gut
feeling in his mind that his driver is going to be in a difficult
situation when questions arise during the presentation. The place
came
and the driver got out as Einstein from the back seat and Einstein
was
driving the car. The driver got a great welcome and he went on to the
stage to start explaining theory of relativity. He went on with such
a
flow that even Einstein was surprised about his way of explaining. It
was as exact as it would be if Einstein himself had explained it.
The situation that Einstein was expecting for, came very soon when
one
of them in the crowd raised his hand for a question. Einstein was
eagerly waiting for some question to come out but the driver who was
acting as Einstein told that person all the questions will be
answered
at the end. So Einstein had to wait till the end of the presentation
and that person in the crowd again raised his hand for a question.
The driver asked him to proceed with his question. He too asked a
question. The driver was thinking for a while and the entire hall was
so silent. Though Einstein was enjoying the situation, he also had a
fear that his name will be spoiled if his driver did not answer the
question. He did not know what to do. After a few seconds of thought,
the driver, with out hesitation, told this,
"I thought you are
going to ask some thing that is really worth ME answering. For this
question EVEN MY DRIVER CAN EXPLAIN THE ANSWER!!" Saying this he
called
Einstein to the stage and made him answer the question after which
the
driver got a big round of applause. Einstein was very happy to have
such a thoughtful driver who could manage the situation neatly.
It the presence of mind of the driver which he had
used to save himself from an embarrassing
situation which he was in. Same thing happens when
people try to put their feet in other shoes. Only
few are lucky to handle such situations not all.
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