The ₹200 Lesson That Changed Everything
Author Kedi Ganapati
✦ Table of Contents ✦
- Rich Client, Cheap Betrayal
- Conversation With Ganesh
- The 64-Shades Hybrid Character
- Professional vs Personal Humiliation
- 48 Shade Queen Vs 64 Shade Joker
- Fake Reviews for Cheap Revenge
- Five Reasons That Deeply Hurt Me
- Threatened with Life Imprisonment Over a ₹200 Payment Issue
- The Caste-Based Constitution and a Broken Judicial System
- 20 Business and Life Lessons
- From Attitude to Gratitude
- Conclusion and Note
Rich Client, Cheap Betrayal
For the past nine months, I had been visiting the house of a 26-year-old woman every week to give her a massage. She was very rich, extremely beautiful, kind-hearted, and friendly. Her hips and thighs were much fuller than mine, while her waist was slimmer than mine, which made her look almost angelic — as if she had something uniquely special about her.
After each massage session, she would feed me burgers, sandwiches, chocolates, and give me milk or juice to drink. She took great care of my comfort. She often said, "I'll pay you ₹10,000 and book ten sessions in advance, but I don't have time right now."
One day, I told her, "You call me every week for massage with entertainment. If you only call me for entertainment, I can give you free entertainment, but for massage, you need to pay the full-service charge."
She replied, "You are a therapist—be professional. I call you for massage, so give the massage, take the money, and don't try to build a friendship with me."
At that moment, my respect for her increased, and I expected only the full service charge after the massage. She spoke to me like a friend—sharing her problems, frustrations, and complaints. Many times, she told me: "Why do you give so much service for such little money?" "You need to be smarter." "Give only as much service as the fee you're charging." "Don't give extra to everyone."
During the massage, she demanded many unusual things, and I never said no. I fulfilled all her demands, which is why she said, "You are the most shameless guy I have ever met." I couldn't understand whether she was insulting me or complimenting me.
Sometimes she insisted on filming videos while I was giving her a massage or when we were having fun together so she could show them to her friends. I overlooked privacy risks and allowed her to record videos just to fulfill her demands. The most surprising part was that she avoided recording my face and said, "You are not my class, so my friends shouldn't see your face."
Even after humiliation, subtle insults, and manipulation, I kept fulfilling her demands with extreme passion to make her happy. However, she became upset and felt that I was enjoying it more than she was. I had this problem with many clients. Some even said: "You enjoyed it more than me, so I can't pay you." I simply couldn't say no to anything, and I also couldn't do the work with less passion.
In every session, she would tell me how wealthy she was, listing her properties and expenses. She said the flat where the massage was happening was worth crores of rupees and that she owned four other properties as well. Sometimes she earned huge sums of money effortlessly. She shared all this because I maintained 100% confidentiality and was never greedy for money.
Just as she trusted me enough to share everything, I trusted her enough to open up about myself. I told her: "I am exhausted with my life. Day and night, I'm giving massages to strangers. Some clients don't pay me, and I am broken."
After a nonstop 3.5-hour session, she said she would transfer the money to my account. I went home completely drained and slept. In the morning, I saw her message: "You are sadistic. You enjoyed giving me pain. Your nail pricked me, so I deducted ₹200 to punish you and teach you a lesson."
She never gave me tips for extra service, but she did feed me food, so I never expected tips. I also never expected she would underpay. She had crores of rupees. I provided three to four hours of service instead of one. After giving two extra hours, she made me stay another 30 minutes. Yet she used a minor finger poke as an excuse to save ₹200. That finger poke even happened during complimentary entertainment time.
Just knowing this made my blood boil. I completely broke down, and my mind stopped working. If you confide in someone that you are breaking, and they start breaking you even more—that's when you truly feel finished. If you provide someone free service and they say, "I didn't like the free service, so I'll pay less for the paid one," anyone would feel the same anger.
Conversation With Ganesh
Whenever I need clarity, I talk to Ganesh—another mind inside me that already knows the lessons.
Kedi: "I gave her 3.5 hours instead of 1 hour, yet she deducted ₹200. What lesson was that?"
Ganesh: "There are two lessons—one she wanted to teach you, and one you need to learn. Both are not same."
Kedi: "I want both. Start with hers."
Ganesh: Her lesson: "Whether you give one hour or three hours doesn't matter. If even for a moment I don't enjoy it, I will punish you. Don't expect full payment next time."
Kedi: "And what lesson should I learn?"
Ganesh: "If you give someone three hours instead of one and they still pay less, you are wasting time on a greedy person. Stay away from such people."
Kedi: "She was a multimillionaire. Why would she deduct ₹200?"
Ganesh: "That is your mistake. You turned her greedy."
Kedi: "How?"
Ganesh: "There are two important business rules: Never give free service to a client under any circumstances. Never tell one client that other clients pay less or cause trouble. You gave her one overnight service free from 11 PM to 6 AM. Then you told her others underpay you. You reduced your own value from ₹1000 to zero in her eyes. Now ₹200 deduction became normal. Today ₹200… tomorrow more."
Kedi: "So, what should I do now?"
Ganesh: "If you are willing to tolerate humiliation just to see her beauty and ignore your self-respect, continue serving her and pray she doesn't deduct again. If you want to live with dignity, tell her clearly: No money, no service. I can't decide for you — you must choose."
Kedi: "I told her that a client had caused me financial pain. Instead of giving me advice to protect myself, she gave me the same kind of pain again. Why?"
Ganesh: "There are three types of people: Tamasik people – If you share your pain with them, they may give you the same pain because they think you deserve it. Rajasik people – If you share your pain with them, they may laugh at it, because for them, someone else's suffering becomes entertainment. Sattvik people – If you share your pain with them, they will guide you to avoid such mistakes in the future or even help you recover from that pain."
Kedi: "I think I lost her."
Ganesh: "Losing someone who is greedy is an achievement, not a loss. If she is truly greedy, losing her should be God's grace for you."
The 64-Shades Hybrid Character
A week later, she called again. I told her: "You deducted 200 rupees, so I'm not comfortable anymore. I don't give repeat service to clients who pay less. If you pay the full amount, I'll serve you."
She replied: "If other clients don't pay you, then I didn't either. What's the big deal? If you're short 200 rupees, go beg on the street."
I have given massage services to all 8 genders—men, women, couples, trans people, bisexual clients—and to more than 500 clients. Some clients did not pay, but when I refused to give the service, they immediately paid, and some didn't call again. But nobody ever asked me to beg. That hurt me a lot, and I completely lost control of my anger.
She called two or three more times. I refused each time. Finally, she said she would pay properly. I went to her house again. While I was massaging her, she began explaining her so-called "compensation policy." She spoke continuously and silenced me completely.
I told her four times that I never provide services again to any client who does not pay the full service charge. I also informed her that I was not comfortable accepting her appointment because she had not paid the full amount in the previous session. I initially refused her booking. However, she promised to pay ₹1200 as the full service charge plus ₹200 outstanding from the last session, so I agreed to take her appointment.
During the massage, she began justifying her previous short payment. I had given her 2–3 hours of extra service for free and never expected anything in return. Yet she continued trying to justify not paying the full service charge. I felt the situation was unreasonable, so I decided to emotionally detach myself from the transaction. Even though she kept asking me to accept her justification, I chose to remain silent and simply complete the massage professionally.
It was a very strange experience — something that had never happened to me before. While giving her a massage, she said to me, "You're a real snake—on the outside you looked innocent and simple. The first time I paid you less, you bit me straight away. You're ungrateful."
She had also seen my third side up close. I was born under the Mrigashira Nakshatra in the Serpent Yoni. My nature is like a snake—completely innocent, calm, and down-to-earth as long as there's no threat or hurt. But the moment someone strikes for the first time, I bite back without remembering any past favors.
Being called a snake, being told I needed to be taught a lesson, hearing talk of compensation even after giving three to four hours of service for a one-hour session—and then having the extra service justified by paying 200 rupees less—despite all that, continuing to massage that person with a smile was mentally painful.
Every person is born with four characters. One comes from fate, one from the stars, one is created by oneself, and one is created by the world. I received the character of a cat from fate, and because I was born under the Mrigashira constellation, I received the character of a snake. I want to do everything in life, so I created a hybrid character of all animals myself. Since I chose the hybrid character, no one in the world can define my character.
When I need to take action, I activate the cat character. Where people get angry when called snake, dog, cat, or mouse, I feel proud—because I can become everything.
My Character Modes: I can change my character mode according to the situation. I have an unpredictable, paradoxical character—no doubt about it. But I have one weakness: anyone can switch my character by feeding me food and fun.
When someone treats me badly and offers 200-rupee chicken to apologize, I forgive a mistake worth 20,000 for just 200 rupees of chicken. But when they refuse to serve even a ₹20 vada pav—claiming they have already provided ₹200 worth of chicken—I don't forget that ₹200 chicken; I activate my snake-like character and punish them for their actions.
This is exactly what happened with that girl. She refused to give 200 rupees, and I calculated the account for the entire nine months. She was feeding me food and fun, and I kept losing my character. One day, when she avoided it, my character awakened.
When someone feeds me chicken ten times and gets work done ten times, I do the work. But when someone says, "I've fed you ten times, now do it for free," I devour them instead. Loyalty is not bought with a one-time meal; it is earned over time with justice. The snake activates after loyalty is broken.
Chicken doesn't mean only chicken—it includes all the essential things needed for a particular moment. I have lost my character many times for free chicken. Some people have lost me by not feeding me chicken. Because I don't value money—I value moments.
I remain loyal to people who treat me fairly, even if they never feed me food or give me a gift. If some people feed me food worth ₹100–200 and expect my expensive loyalty 24/7, then that is their mental problem, not my snake character. I don't care whether people feed me or not; if anyone behaves unfairly with me, I take action immediately. If someone encounters my snake character, they must be a sinner or a criminal. Innocent and gentle people never see my snake character, under any circumstances.
She was an amazing, lovable girl. She fed me not out of formality or hospitality, but with genuine love and care. It felt like she was feeding me as a return gift. When she called me a snake, I actually felt bad for her, because I had truly activated my snake character. I remained loyal to her as long as she was fair. The moment she acted unjustly, my loyalty ended there. She robbed me of 200, so she lost my loyalty 100%.
Professional vs Personal Humiliation
In the massage profession, some clients have fantasies and requirements to humiliate and torture their therapist for their evil pleasure. To give satisfaction and pleasure to all clients, I was allowing my clients to torture me physically and mentally during the session only. The simple rule was: once the session ended, or I was not in their zone, they would not humiliate me at any cost.
I have 100 weaknesses, but I don't have one weakness: if someone feeds me for life or many times, or gives me good money, I cannot tolerate their injustice or humiliation even once. The one who humiliates me, I lose that person at the same moment. People who tolerate injustice or humiliation lose their existence. For me, my own existence is more important, even if I am a broken, poor guy, because to attain moksha, a person's own existence is the first priority. That's why I don't collect money at the cost of losing my own existence. I collect the right moments in my own existence for moksha.
I tolerated her humiliation during the massage session because it was part of my professional work. But once I ended the session, nobody had the right to humiliate me even for a second. She tried to humiliate me over a phone message while I was king in my own kingdom. I didn't tolerate her first humiliation, even though she had fed me high-quality food and wonderful moments many times.
She said, "Once, because of your massage, I developed pain in my knees. For that, I had to take an online consultation with a foreign doctor, which cost me ₹3,000. I never asked you for that compensation." Indirectly, she was threatening me—implying that if I asked for the pending ₹200 from the previous service, she would demand ₹3,000 as medical compensation. The moment I heard this, that beautiful girl suddenly began to feel like the ugliest person in the world to me. The one I used to long to see and meet—I started avoiding eye contact with her just to escape seeing her greedy face.
That day, I realized that beauty does not exist only in the face or body—it exists in character too. A body may be beautiful, but if the character is disgusting, even that beautiful body starts to feel repulsive. And when the character is beautiful, even an unattractive body begins to feel beautiful.
Till today, hundreds of customers have paid me less than agreed, but when I refused to serve them again, they immediately returned the balance amount. This was the first time a client underpaid me and then blamed me. She tried to justify exploiting me and present herself as a goddess of justice.
48 Shade Queen Vs 64 Shade Joker
King has 36 shades, Queen has 52 shades, and Joker has 64 shades of fun. She was like a "46-shades queen"—who was played with only boys, and her demands kept increasing or changing every time. I, on the other hand, was a "64-shades joker", who was played with girls, boys, men, women, elders, trans, CD, couples—adjusting with everyone as per demand. Some clients would activate 4–5 different shades of mine, and she also activated a few of them.
In the last 4–5 sessions, she repeatedly said that if she didn't like the service, she would "teach me a lesson" or "punish" me. To please her and enhance the experience, I would respond: "Yes, madam, I am yours. If I make a mistake, you can teach me a lesson or punish me—I will follow all your orders." However, she never actually hurt me. In fact, after each session, she would often offer me food and drinks.
In the second-to-last session, while providing an extra service, one of my fingers accidentally poked her. She used this incident as a reason to "punish" me and save some money by paying a reduced service charge. Perhaps she forgot that I was a professional therapist, not a submissive slave to be "taught a lesson" by a mistress for her satisfaction. I was only playing the role of a submissive therapist during the massage session as per the client's demand; in reality, I was a master of 64 shades—and a joker.
By paying less, she broke the payment policy, so I refused to provide my service to her again. During our conversation, she indirectly mentioned that she had reduced the payment because "others pay less." She had no idea that a shortfall of just 200 rupees could end the professional relationship.
I once told her that any client who gives me even a small tip receives service for the entire day or even the whole night, and I do everything possible for their happiness. She brushed this off as a joke. The last time, I also told her that some clients don't pay me properly, and I'm unable to serve them again. She misunderstood this as a kind of "joke," and by imitating others, she also paid less. As a result, I had to refuse her future service as well, just like I did with other dishonest clients.
Fake Reviews for Cheap Revenge
My clients liked my service; they became addicted to it and took regular sessions, but they didn't leave reviews. Leaving a review for my Lick Spa business could compromise their privacy, and their acquaintances might develop misunderstandings about them, so they refrained from reviewing. However, about 10% of clients did leave reviews.
One girl had been taking regular service for 9 months, but for privacy reasons, she did not leave a review and didn't even save my number. When I refused to provide service to her because of ₹200, she told me to beg on the street, gave me a disgusting fake review with a 0.5 rating, and urged other clients not to take service from me. I had no idea that this client would try to harm me just because I refused to provide service.
At 4 pm, I refused to give her service. At 8 pm, she gave a 0.5 review. At that time, I was engaged in other work, so I only saw the email notification on my phone and didn't take any action at that moment. Most clients didn't give me reviews for privacy reasons, so I usually didn't check reviews.
After three months, another regular client informed me about that review. I called Just-Dial and complained about the false review, and it was removed. When Just-Dial tried to make a conference call between her and me, she refused to verify the review. Instead, she told Just-Dial that I was a criminal and that she had filed a police complaint against me. She underpaid ₹200; that's why I refused to continue her service. Refusing to provide service over a payment issue is not a crime.
Before her, two men had given me fake reviews because I didn't share any female therapist contacts with them. She was the first client who actually took my service and gave a fake review just because I refused to provide service over a payment issue.
Five Reasons That Deeply Hurt Me
For the first time, I wanted to leave in the middle of a session. But leaving a massage incomplete felt wrong, so I finished it. I realized there was no point asking for the ₹200—it would only trigger another long lecture. For the past nine months, I regularly used to give her 3–4 hour massages for just ₹1,000 and never once asked for extra payment.
After the massage, I asked for ₹1,000, deliberately avoiding the topic of the pending ₹200. She opened her purse in front of me and said: "Take one 2,000-rupee note from this bundle, put 1,000 back, and don't touch the 500-rupee notes." There was ₹2.5 lakh in her purse, yet she was still justifying that paying me ₹200 less was the right decision.
I was deeply hurt for five reasons:
1. I had trusted her and shared that people often underpaid me—and she did the same.
2. She knew I was upset over ₹200, yet she showed me ₹2.5 lakh in cash and still manipulated and refused to give it.
3. After giving extra service, I took a bath, changed my clothes, and was about to leave. She demanded another extra session. I changed my clothes again and gave another session. In return, she deducted ₹200, giving a finger-poke excuse to save money.
4. She gave me a fake review that affected me financially and still kept calling me to take her service, which affected me physically as well.
5. She threatened that she had a photo of my Aadhaar card, including my home address. She said she would come to my house, create a scene, and tell my mother that her son spends time with unknown women and provides massage services.
If she had just said once that she would not pay less again, my anger might have ended right there. I would have continued giving her 3–4 hour sessions like before. But instead, she kept saying things like: "If the service is not good, then there will be no payment. I will teach you a lesson. I have never paid anyone less until today. It was your mistake. You had admitted your mistake. A mistake deserves punishment. I wanted to take 10 sessions by paying ₹10,000. I had developed an emotional connection with you. You should know the compensation policy."
Even after seeing ₹250,000 in her purse, I didn't have the courage to ask that girl for my ₹200. I was reminded of two past customers. One was a 61-year-old woman who asked for a discount. When I refused, she gave me money to buy cigarettes and told me to keep the change—but later she asked for the change back. I told her that I had spent ₹40 extra and I didn't even ask her for those ₹40. Another man asked for a ₹500 discount. When I refused, he later asked me for ₹100 for the cold drink he had offered me.
I started feeling nervous. I thought this girl didn't want to pay the ₹200, which is why she had been giving explanations for the past two hours. She had already spent around ₹2000 on food for me. I was worried that if I asked for ₹200, she might ask me to pay for the food, which would feel even worse. And if she again started talking about begging, I might not be able to control my anger. So I stayed quiet.
I decided that if she settles the old ₹200 on her own, I will provide her good service again. Otherwise, I will refuse to serve her. All these statements awakened the judge within me, and I removed her from my list of favorite clients and registered her in the list of fraudulent clients instead.
She knew that if she had simply said, "I'll give the ₹200 later," I would have smiled and accepted it, and probably never even asked again. But instead, using the excuse of teaching a lesson, she didn't just avoid giving ₹200—she effectively took it. And in that moment, it felt like the issue was never about money… but about intent.
Taking someone for granted is often one of the main reasons a relationship falls apart. Maybe she assumed that even if she did not pay the full amount, I would still provide my service. I also made my own mistake—I assumed she had enough common sense to clear her outstanding payment.
I told her clearly that since she was ₹200 short, I was not comfortable proceeding further. I explained that if she paid the remaining ₹200 first, I could provide a 3–4-hour session with entertainment. Otherwise, it would be limited to a 1-hour session only, with no guarantee of satisfaction or entertainment.
I thought she would understand this and pay the balance if she wanted the full service, but instead, she kept justifying her behaviour as if she had done nothing wrong. If she had paid the outstanding ₹200, she could have saved 2 hours of unnecessary arguments and also received 2 extra hours of entertainment. Instead, she chose to save ₹200, yet still gained nothing from it.
I could not keep fighting or arguing over 200 rupees, so I chose to remain silent. She had no idea that I was going through 90% pain and only 10% pleasure. I kept hiding my pain behind a smile so that she would not feel uncomfortable. She probably thought I was enjoying it more than she was, while also taking her money, because I was serving her with the same intense passion that I give to everyone.
Standing in her house, I made a final decision:
Until she was paying the full-service charge, I never felt sad or tired about giving her 2–3 hours of extra service for free. Once she paid less, I suddenly remembered all the tiredness and felt sad about giving her extra time. My priorities changed instantly—before, I wanted to give her 3 extra hours happily; after that, I didn't want to give her even one extra second. I lost respect for her, along with my loyalty and priority toward her.
When she called me repeatedly—five or six times—I avoided her each time and finally messaged her, "Delete my number. I'm really not interested in giving you a massage again." After this message, she abused and threatened me. However, I did not react or give a single reply, as I did not want to waste even a second on her. This strengthened my resolve, and eventually, I turned away all clients. In January 2020, I permanently quit providing massage services.
That day, I realized that the mistake was not the customer's, but rather that of certain foreign philosophers who had spread misguided concepts in society, making people greedy. For example, the idea of "save money, earn money." Because of this concept, ignorant people risk their character just to save a few coins. The real concept, instead, should be: "Save money, lose honey." "Wise people earn money; ignorant people merely save it." "No one has ever become great or wealthy simply by saving money."
Threatened with Life Imprisonment Over a ₹200 Payment Issue
Ten days later, I began writing notes about this incident for Kedi Purana on the notepad of my mobile phone. While reflecting on the situation, I realized that I had lost only ₹200, but that customer had lost a therapist who was shameless, boundless, regular, honest, and totally submissive for everything—and who mostly provided three hours extra services with full of entertainment for ₹1000.
Now, even if she has lakhs of rupees, she will never be able to receive my service again for just one thousand rupees. Because of this, she might feel mental pain and unrest. I felt that no one should suffer such a big loss over just ₹200, so I sent her a message and apologized.
However, by that time she had already experienced a great deal of mental distress. She abused me, insulted me, and threatened me. She said that if I ever messaged her again, she would file a false police case against me and send me to jail for life. She even said that since my poor mother would not be able to arrange money for bail, I would spend my entire life in prison. She added that she had never spoken so harshly to any man before, and that I was the first.
That means if I called her again for her outstanding ₹200 payment, she might file a fake police complaint against me. I didn't want any police case over ₹200, so I immediately decided I would never ask her for the outstanding payment. I told her calmly that I had no personal problem with her. I had only refused to provide service again because she had paid ₹200 less. If she had paid the full amount, I would not have refused her service. I admitted that I should not have overreacted, that I regretted it, and I asked for her forgiveness.
Despite this, she continued abusing me. So, I remained silent and simply waited for her to hang up the phone. The moment she disconnected the call, I realized that I had not lost ₹200—instead, I had saved 200 valuable hours of my life. After that day, I never called or messaged her again. I even deleted her number from my phone history.
Some customers had become addicted to my services and kept calling me repeatedly. However, I never imagined that if I refused to serve a customer, she would threaten me with life imprisonment. If she had paid ₹200, I would not have refused to provide the service. However, in an attempt to save those ₹200, she tried to prove me guilty and warned me that she would teach me a lesson if she was not satisfied with the service. No professional therapist could have worked under such conditions. I also refused to provide the service to ensure that I would not face any such unpleasant consequences in the future.
I used to give all my female clients up to 6 hours of full authority over me for just ₹1000, and I gave the same authority to her as well. She usually took only 3–4 hours, but she lost that authority over me just to save ₹200. That was unbelievable to me. I was unable to understand what the real problem was—her greed or her ego or I lost my mind.
That female client was threatening me that she would file a false rape case against me. She said that because my mother is poor, she wouldn't be able to arrange bail, and as a result, I would spend my entire life in jail. She even thought that no one in the world would be able to get me bail and my life would be completely ruined. After hearing this, I didn't feel angry at that girl; instead, I felt angry at the Indian Constitution and the judicial system. For a small payment issue of ₹200, the fact that a girl could threaten to ruin a boy's life with a false legal case made me feel that perhaps the Constitution and judicial system in India are unjust.
The Caste-Based Constitution and a Broken Judicial System
I already knew that the caste-based Constitution and the adopted judicial framework in India had ruined the lives of millions, as I personally experienced in 2007. Because my surname is 'Khot,' the Indian Constitution stipulated that no citizen bearing the surname 'Khot'—nor any citizen associated with the Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya varnas—would be eligible for reservation benefits. Upon learning of such a casteist and anti-national law, I felt, for the first time, an urge to abolish the caste-based Indian Constitution and draft a new, humanity-centric constitution of my own. However, at that time, I possessed neither a mobile phone nor a laptop; I had only a single notebook—and even in that, I refrained from writing anything, simply to avoid the necessity of purchasing a new one. The inhumane injustice of the Indian Constitution came back to haunt me once again. I truly felt the pain of this injustice that day.
In India's jails, there must be many prisoners whose crimes have not been proven, yet they are kept in prison, destroying not only their lives but also the lives of their entire families. The Indian Constitution itself issues caste certificates labeling someone as "lower caste," but if someone uses a caste-based slur, it can destroy their life. The Constitution itself allows differences in education and employment based on caste certificates, yet if someone files a false case of caste-based discrimination, it can ruin a person's entire life without proper investigation.
Until a person's crime is proven, they should not be jailed—this is a basic principle of law. However, the British removed such protections so that even innocent people could be punished. By blindly copying that system, India has ended up harming innocent people.
In that girl's threat, I saw ignorance and foolishness, so I did not feel angry at her. But her false threat awakened in me the pain of all those innocent Indians who are still trapped in false cases without committing any crime. That day, I made a vow that I would oppose what I see as an unjust, caste-based Constitution of India. I would learn the judicial system myself and create a new constitution and legal code for the world.
I even considered taking up a part-time role as an executioner, becoming a ruthless punisher of those who conspire to destroy innocent lives through false cases. But later that evening, as I was having tea after eating vada pav, before the tea even cooled down, my resolve to write a new constitution faded away—and I realized how weak and naive I still am.
20 Business and Life Lessons
She unknowingly taught me twenty lessons by paying 200 less:
1. Correcting mistakes reduces consequences. Justifying increases them.
2. If you want something from someone, never upset them by taking too much. An upset mind will only end up upsetting you too.
3. Underpaying saves money but loses respect and priority.
4. Every relationship is built on a reason. Break the reason, break the relationship.
5. Last transaction defines you. (She was a special client until the last transaction; that last transaction made her a fraud client.)
6. Give less, get less — she paid less, next time she received less.
7. Saving money can create bigger losses. Save money, lose honey.
8. Hospitality is full manipulation if the transaction is unfair.
9. Never give free service to paid clients — next time they may refuse even ₹200.
10. Never betray someone you want to keep in your life — one betrayal can lose them forever.
11. If someone shares a problem, don't repeat it — or you lose them.
12. Give a second chance only to those who fix their mistake; not to those who refuse to admit it.
13. Don't tell clients how others cheated you — you invite repetition.
14. Copy a fraud, become a fraud — don't be a fraud to save some amount.
15. Beauty is character — cheap character makes even beauty ugly.
16. Business first rule: Free means free; paid means full — never accept less, otherwise lose your own existence.
17. Never give repeat service for free — it becomes a permanent expectation.
18. If someone refuses to give money for service, don't argue, just stop giving service and save your time and peace.
19. If someone refuses to give you service, solve the reason; if you can't, leave it—save time and peace.
20. Never say "I will teach you a lesson" to someone you'll meet again. If someone warns, "I will teach you a lesson," take it seriously.
Dedicate: None of my other clients ever talked about teaching me a lesson, so I received money and enjoyment from them—but no lessons. Only this one client spoke about teaching me a lesson, and from her, I learned many lessons all at once. Therefore, I dedicate all these lessons to her.
She became indebted to me by paying ₹200 less; those ₹200 will remain owed by her for a lifetime. But from that incident, I discovered 20 philosophies. If I do not dedicate these philosophies to her, then I too would remain indebted to her. I do not want to be indebted to anyone, so I dedicate all these philosophies to her.
I'm beginning to suspect that because I learn 20 lessons instead of just 2—and even write them down—perhaps no one will ever try to teach me a lesson again.
From Attitude to Gratitude
I had a weakness—I couldn't talk on the phone for more than 10 seconds. Not with my mother, not with clients, not even with friends or relatives. So whenever someone called, I would just say "ok" within 2–5 seconds and hang up. But when I met them in person, I would talk openly for hours. Because of this, people couldn't understand my behavior. They would doubt my character, and every time I had to explain myself. My nature was simple: as long as I am in front of you, I am completely yours; when I am not in front of you, it feels like I don't even know you.
When I kept replying with just "okay" during appointments, one day this client taught me something important—that it's not enough to just say "okay." You should confirm the time and place, ask about the client's well-being, and communicate properly. If you behave like a big businessman on the phone and only say "okay," it comes across as a wrong attitude—so improve it.
I am grateful to that client for teaching me how to speak on the phone with gratitude. Otherwise, even today I would have been just saying "okay" on calls.
Many clients paid me less than the agreed amount, and some didn't pay me anything at all. Even then, I was not very disturbed, and I forgot about them quickly. But with this girl, I had developed an emotional connection. Trusting her, I told her that I was already financially broken. Even after knowing that, she gave me 200 less, and it felt as if she was trying to destroy my very existence. In truth, that was the moment when my identity as a massage therapist truly came to an end.
Today, I feel that perhaps her bad behaviour was a demand of nature itself. Maybe nature inspired her to act harshly so that my old identity as a therapist could disappear, allowing a new identity as a writer to emerge. Now I am no longer angry with her, nor with nature. In fact, I have grown stronger and more evolved because of it, and that is why I feel grateful to both.
Conclusion and Note
Now, I am not angry with her at all. In fact, she changed my life for the better, and I am deeply grateful to her. She gave me 200 less, but in return, I experienced a real 200-page drama, gained 20 unintended philosophies, and learned 5 valuable lessons.
Of course, I also lost some time in the process, so I'm not sure whether it was a loss or an investment. However, today I am using those experiences in my writing, so it may truly have been an investment. That's why I wish she receives far greater benefits than the 200 she saved.
I have provided repeat services more than 10 times to over 100 clients, but she was the only one who was younger and more charming than all the others. That is why I wanted to give her free entertainment for a lifetime — though not free body massage services.
I have had various experiences with her. Some were very bad — if I wrote about them, you would feel pity for me. Some were very good — if I wrote about them, you would feel jealous of me. And some were truly extraordinary — if I wrote about them, you might think my entire book is a lie.
After reading my story, you will definitely feel that I am a stupid guy, and you would be completely right without any doubt. There are three types of characters on this earth: first, those who ignore small incidents and keep moving forward; second, those who hold onto small incidents and make them bigger; and third, those who hold onto small incidents, analyze and observe them deeply, and then discover philosophy, psychology, and the origin of human existence. I am that third type.
Note: This content represents the complete ebook titled "From Spa Therapist to Sanatan Scripture Writer" and is also a chapter from Kedi Purana, a 64-chapter work authored by Kedi Ganapati. Kedi Purana is a modern Purana of the present and final Kaliyuga.
