In a towering corporate building of glass and steel, there was a small, forgotten office on the 19th floor. It belonged to a man named Arjun, whose job title sounded important but felt empty. His days were spent approving files that rarely mattered and attending meetings that led nowhere.

His office had one chair.

And one window.

Most employees kept their chairs facing their desks — screens, spreadsheets, deadlines. But Arjun did something strange.
He turned his chair toward the window.

Every day at exactly 4:30 p.m., Arjun stopped working, stood up, and moved his chair to face the outside world. From there, he could see the city breathe — traffic inching along, street vendors packing up, birds cutting across the skyline, the sun dipping between buildings.
Colleagues mocked him quietly.

“He’s already checked out,” they whispered.
“Probably lost his ambition.”

But something subtle began to change.

Arjun started asking better questions in meetings.
He stopped rushing people.

He listened — deeply.

When layoffs were proposed, he challenged them. When a junior colleague struggled, he noticed. When a risky but ethical decision appeared, he chose it — even when it cost him short-term praise.

Over time, people started coming to his office. Not for approvals — but for clarity.

One evening, a senior executive finally asked him,
“Why do you always sit facing the window?”

Arjun smiled.

“Because when I face the screen all day, I forget there’s a world beyond it. The window reminds me who our work should serve.”
Years later, when Arjun became the head of the company, he redesigned every office.

Each one had a window.

And a movable chair.

No rule. No mandate. Just a quiet invitation.

The company didn’t just grow — it changed. People worked with purpose.

Decisions carried humanity. Profits followed, but they were no longer the only goal.

And somewhere on the 19th floor, the original chair still faces the window — reminding anyone who sits there that sometimes, the most powerful move isn’t working harder…
…it’s seeing wider.

Moral:
Your direction determines your decisions. Change what you face, and you may change who you become.