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.” There are 4 things that you
cannot recover:
The stone... after the throw!
The word...after it's said!
The occasion...after the loss!
The time...after it's gone. Cherish Every Moment and Fill It
With Love and Care For Everyone.
Happy weekend ma people!!