I loved this story which I heard from one of my friends - who (like me) is one of these rare folk who does not have a mobile phone.

It is about this jobless man who once applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at one of America’s big computer companies. The Human Resources manager interviewed him and then tested him by getting him to make a cup of tea and then clean the floor.

At the end of this observation, he said "OK, you have got the job. Give me your mobile phone number and I’ll call you to let you know the date when you may start.’

The man replied ‘But I don’t have a mobile phone’.

‘I’m sorry’, said the HR manager, ‘If you don’t have a mobile phone it means you do not exist. And someone who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.’

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do as he only had ten dollars in his pocket. So he then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 Kilogram crate of tomatoes. He then went round selling the tomatoes, going from door to door. In less than two hours, he had succeeded in doubling his capital. He repeated this operation three times, and returned home with $60.

The man realized that he could survive in this way, and so he started to go earlier and earlier each day, and return later. Thus, he was able to double and even triple his money each day.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, after a while he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later , he became one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

At this stage he started to plan his family’s future, and deciding to take out a life insurance, called an insurance broker to choose a protection plan. After he had discussed the pros and cons with the insurance broker, the latter asked him for his mobile phone number.

The man replied, ‘I am sorry, I don’t have a mobile phone’.

The broker was dumbfounded. ‘You don’t have a mobile phone, and yet you have succeeded in building up an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had a mobile phone?!!’

The man thought for a while and replied, ‘Yes, I’d still be an office boy in a computer company!

The Moral of this story: Mobile phones are not essential for your life. In fact if you don’t have a mobile phone and you work hard, you can even become a millionaire.