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 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 was very angry, thinking that she
was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to
explain herself nor to apologize.
The moral of the story:
There are four 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.
Did anyone ever tell you just how special you are? The light that you emit might even light a star.
Did anyone ever tell you how important you make others feel?
Somebody out there is smiling, about love that is so real.
Did anyone ever tell you that many times when they were sad your e-mail made them smile a bit, in fact it made them glad.
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