Beggars and Kings

This past Sunday’s New York Time’s From the Corner Office
was particularly provocative to me, as it reinforced something which
had been instilled in me at an early age. The interview with Romil Bahl, president and C.E.O. of PRGX, a data mining and audit recovery firm, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.

Romil was discussing how influential his parents were on his life
(something to which I can certainly relate). He offered that his father
would consistently offer little bits of wisdom, one such saying was: “We must learn to walk with beggars and with kings.