One day Henry Ford happened to come to England. At the airport information desk, he inquired about the cheapest hotel in the city. The employee looked at him - his face was famous. Henry Ford was famous all over the world. Just the day before, newspaper articles promoting his upcoming arrival had carried large photographs of him. And here he stands, asking about the cheapest hotel, wearing a raincoat that looks older than himself. The employee asked:
- If I'm not mistaken, you are Mr. Henry Ford. I remember well, I saw your photo.
“Yes,” he answered.
This caused the employee to be completely confused, and he exclaimed:
- You ask for the cheapest hotel, wear a raincoat that seems to be no younger than you. I saw your son come here, he always stays in the best hotels, and he was beautifully dressed.
Henry Ford replied:
- Yes, my son behaves like an exhibitionist, he is still very unbalanced. I don't need to stay in an expensive hotel; Wherever I stay, I am Henry Ford. In the cheapest hotel I'm still Henry Ford, there's no difference. My son is still very young, inexperienced, and he is afraid of what people will think if he stays in a cheap hotel. And this coat - yes, this coat really came from my father, but that doesn’t matter; why do I need new rags? I'm Henry Ford, no matter what I wear; even if I'm completely naked, I'm Henry Ford. And everything else doesn't matter.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru