A young lady is waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport
Knowing she has a bit of time before her flight she decides to buy a book to read and a bag of cookies to snack on.
She sits down in the VIP room of the boarding area to relax and read in peace.
Beside her chair where the packet of cookies lay; a man sits down in the next seat and opens his magazine.
When she took out the first cookie, the man took one out also.
She was irritated and thought “what nerve this man has!” but said nothing.
She noticed the man was well dressed and obviously not the “panhandler” type.
For each cookie she took the man took one also. This was infuriating her, but she didn’t want to cause a scene.
When finally only one cookie remained in the bag, the man picked it up, divided it into half, and gave her one half of the prize.
This was too much for the lady, and in a huff, she took her book and other things and stormed off to the boarding area for her flight.
Still aggravated after taking off for her destination, she decided to let the incident go. But it was unbelievable how impertinent the man had been. He obviously had a problem.
Relaxing back in her first class lounger, she picked up her purse to take out her book and eyeglasses. To her surprise, she found her packet of cookies still in the bag untouched.
The man had graciously divided his cookies with her …While she had been angry with him for taking hers. There was no chance not to explain herself …nor apologize for her mistake.
The moral of the story is to give with a cheerful heart, you never know which way the cookie will crumble.
Knowing she has a bit of time before her flight she decides to buy a book to read and a bag of cookies to snack on.
She sits down in the VIP room of the boarding area to relax and read in peace.
Beside her chair where the packet of cookies lay; a man sits down in the next seat and opens his magazine.
When she took out the first cookie, the man took one out also.
She was irritated and thought “what nerve this man has!” but said nothing.
She noticed the man was well dressed and obviously not the “panhandler” type.
For each cookie she took the man took one also. This was infuriating her, but she didn’t want to cause a scene.
When finally only one cookie remained in the bag, the man picked it up, divided it into half, and gave her one half of the prize.
This was too much for the lady, and in a huff, she took her book and other things and stormed off to the boarding area for her flight.
Still aggravated after taking off for her destination, she decided to let the incident go. But it was unbelievable how impertinent the man had been. He obviously had a problem.
Relaxing back in her first class lounger, she picked up her purse to take out her book and eyeglasses. To her surprise, she found her packet of cookies still in the bag untouched.
The man had graciously divided his cookies with her …While she had been angry with him for taking hers. There was no chance not to explain herself …nor apologize for her mistake.
The moral of the story is to give with a cheerful heart, you never know which way the cookie will crumble.
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