A packet of cookies
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 the 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 cookies, the man took 1 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 1 too. this was infuriating her, but she didn't want to cause a scene.
When only 1 cookie remained, she thought, ah what will this abusive men do now? Then the man taking the last cookie divided into half, giving her 1/2. That was too much. She was much too angry now in a huff, she took her book , her things and stormed to the boarding places.
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.
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