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.
Besides
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 darling!”
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’s was too much! She was 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 divided his
cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter. While she had been angry,
thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no
chance to explain herself…nor to apologize.
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Cik Hafizah Nurani
New Castle!!!, Malaysia
UPSI
Bach Edu Guidance & Counseling
