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.
