The cow for the calculator

I have once heard of this very interesting story about this man( it IS A TRUE STORY and i know this guy )named SAMY( not his real name though )

Samy was born in a rural village in India. Like most village boys, he attends lessons in a village school. One day, Samy's teacher told his parents that Samy was a very smart student and that they should enrol him to a bigger city school where his potentials could be better realized.

Samy eventually studied in a city school.He was a very hardworking student and excelled academically, just as his ex teacher from village school predicted. During one of his math modules, calculators were a requirement. Samy had no calculator and wrote to his parents, hoping that his parents would provide him one. This request in Singapore context could be easily brushed off with a "OK, son i will give you the money for it, go buy it tomorrow" or something like that. But Samy's parents were poor and they couldnt afford a calculator at all. However,Samy's father was determined to see his son through his education at all cost....

The very next day, Samy's father sold one cow( his father had 2 cows under his name )for cash.

Decades later, Samy is now holding a senior position in his company, all thanks to this fatherly act of sacrifice and Samy's teacher who said the right thing at the moment in time.

Probably this is one real episode to remind all teachers out there that words spoken at the appropriate moment could change lives.