Staying on the ground

Got inspired by what I read today. A friend of mine sent me an email which detailed a story about a U.S. Navy fighter pilot. This fighter pilot had flown many successful missions, but was shot down during an operation. He bailed out of the aircraft and landed in an enemy territory. He was tortured, brutalised and finally released to return to his homeland. One day he met a person at a restaurant who had saved his life during that tragic accident. It was none other than the person who folded his parachute before he left for the mission that eventful day. If that parachute hadn't opened, he would've been dead by now. But he realised a fact that most of us ignore. He may have walked by the the person who folded his parachute many times, but he never took a moment to wish him.
I've seen many people at the workplace do the same. We never say "Hello" to someone, simply because either we don't know them or we think they are less in calibre. The truth is, as the story stated above, the person who we never greet could be someone who is doing something important for us. Remember, you can be the most important person around at your workplace, but when you step outside, you are as normal a human being as anyone else. There are no CEO's or CFO's in the world outside.
Be an inspiration to someone. Show the way to people who need to be shown a path.