A young lady was waiting for her flight in the
boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait many hours,
she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of
cookies. She sat down in an armchair, in the VIP room of the
airport, to rest and read in peace.
Beside the armchair where the packet
of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine
and started reading. When she took out
the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt irritated but said
nothing. She just thought: “What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would
punch him for daring!” For each cookie she took, the man took one too.
This was infuriating her but she didn’t want to cause a scene. When only
one cookie remained, she thought: “ah… What would this abusive man do
now?” Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half,
giving her one half. Ah! That was too much! She was much too angry now!
In a huff, she took her book, her things and stormed to the boarding
place.
When she sat down in her seat, inside the plane, she looked into
her purse to take her eyeglasses, and to her surprise, her packet of
cookies was there, untouched, unopened! She felt so ashamed! She
realized that she was wrong… She had forgotten that her cookies were
kept in her purse. The man had divided his cookies with her, without
feeling angered or bitter. “While she had been very angry, thinking that
she was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to
explain herself, nor to apologize.”
Moral:
There are things we do and we don't get the opportunity to show how sorry we are
Cherish Every Moment and Fill It With Love and Care For Everyone.
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