LIC Agent in Nagpur

Man with an umbrella
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A long time ago, there was a severe drought in certain parts of India. One village in particular was caught up right in the middle of this drought belt. The extreme heat of the sun had dried up the rivers and the lakes. The people were really desperate for water.

The villagers approached the village pundit (priest) and asked him to organised a prayer-for- rain meeting in the temple. 

The whole village turned out at this prayer meeting. 

One villager stood amongst the others as he was carrying an umbrella. To the villagers, it was strange because there was not one rain cloud in the sky.

The prayer meeting commenced and at the end of all the rituals and ceremonies, when people were about to leave the temple, they could not hold back their curiosity about the man and his umbrella.

‘Why was he carrying the umbrella?’ the people asked.

Upon being questioned, the man with the umbrella replied:

The Lord will surely answer our prayers for rain and I will need the umbrella for the rains”.

The villagers laughed him off. Not one of the villagers could appreciate the absolute and sincere faith of the man with the umbrella. 

The scorching heat of the sun outside the temple was still fresh in their minds.

And then……..

Behold, a miracle took place. As the people were streaming out of the temple door and putting on their shoes, rain clouds appeared in the sky, the gentle breeze gave way to gusting winds, the pallor of the sky darkened and thunder and lightning heralded the coming of the rains

And a sudden downpour opened the eyes of the villagers. Their ridicule of the man with the umbrella changed to amazement, disbelief, and they now understood the intense faith of this man. 

LESSON FOR INVESTMENT
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When markets crash and we turn to CNBC to listen to the various pundits for solace and hope, even in these depressed times a few advisers and their investors instead of sitting in front of the idiot box, invest their money in the market because of their faith in the economy of India. These are like the 'man with the umbrella' and hence  can also be called as the 'men with the cheques'. If your are a long term investor, it is imperative that you have faith in the Indian economy. 

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