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 help her pass the time. She also bought a pack 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 pack of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.

When the woman 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 will this rude man do now?” Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, giving her one half. That was just too much! She was very angry now. In a huff, she took her book, her things and stormed to the boarding area.

When she sat down in her seat inside the plane, she looked in her purse to take her eyeglasses and, to her surprise; her pack of cookies was there, untouched, unopened! She felt so ashamed. She realized that she was wrong. She had forgotten that her cookies were still 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 unwillingly having to share her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to explain herself, nor to apologize.

There are 4 thinks that you cannot recover.
1. The Stone… after the throw.
2. The word… after it’s said.
3. The occasion… after the loss.
4. The time… after it’s gone.

Submitted by: Ljlh1208   |   Posted: June 2008   |   Author: unknown