He moved through the aisles like he was invisible.
Pushing a squeaky cart with a crooked wheel, the janitor mopped quietly as students trickled into the grand university auditorium. A few glanced his way, most did not. Some even stepped around the wet floor like it was a nuisance.

A pair of guys in the front row snickered as he passed.
“Man, he’s still here? You’d think after twenty years someone would give him a better mop,” one said, audible to the rows around him.
A girl scrolling on her phone laughed. “That guy probably knows every corner of this place better than the professors.”

“Yeah,” the other guy added. “All he has is a mop and a bucket.”
The janitor did not react. He kept moving.He paused near the stage, gazing up at the empty podium where the guest speaker — a prominent entrepreneur, it seemed — was set to deliver a keynote on legacy, innovation, and impact. Rumor had it the dean himself had arranged for the speaker’s presence.

The seats filled. Anticipation grew.

Finally, the auditorium lights dimmed, and the dean stepped out.
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. Today we welcome a man whose story speaks for itself. A man who worked in silence while shaping the lives of thousands. A man who proves that greatness is not always loud — but is always present.