Thread: A story worth reading

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she had a long wait, 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 at 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 to read.

When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt irritated, but thought nothing. She just thought "How rude!"

For each cookie she took the man took one too. This infuriated her, but she didn't want to make a scene. This continued until there was just one cookie left.

With only one cookie remaining the woman thought "What will this horrid man do now?'

Then, the man took the last cookie, divided it in half, giving half to to her and eating the other half himself.

Ahh, that was too much. She was furious now. In a huff, she grabbed up her things and stormed off to the boarding area .

When she got on the plane and sat down in her seat, she looked into her purse to get her eyeglasses, and to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, untouched, unopened!

She felt so ashamed.. She had forgotton that she had put her cookies in her purse.

The stranger had said nothing when she took his cookies, and shared them happily with her, without a word, while she become enraged inside, thinking he was so presumptious in helping himself.

And now there was no chance to explain herself, or to apologize..

So.
There are four things you cannot recover:
1. The stone, after the throw.
2. The word, after it is spoken.
3. The occasion, after it is passed
4. The time, after it is gone

......very good Liz.

Very true Liz. I liked the story very much.

Awesome. It was definitely worth reading. Thanks for sharing that.

Liz,......aaaaah.......you have inspired me, once again.

I'll bet you wrote that, didn't you?! Your words are wise......

And so necessary on this day of turmoil in Vodaland. Thank you for that.



(Can't resist putting my 2 cents in......I'm so glad to see that the mods; and they are mods...not Big Brother... have stated the rules, and are enforcing them. This is a really nice forum.)

Originally Posted by Patience

Liz,......aaaaah.......you have inspired me, once again.

I'll bet you wrote that, didn't you?! Your words are wise......

And so necessary on this day of turmoil in Vodaland. Thank you for that.



(Can't resist putting my 2 cents in......I'm so glad to see that the mods; and they are mods...not Big Brother... have stated the rules, and are enforcing them. This is a really nice forum.)

You are quite welcome. And nope, didn't write it, but read it and liked it, so passed it on.

Yep it is a nice forum, I like it too. (obviously, I hang out here quite a bit)
It gets alittle wierd sometimes, but then, what family doesn't?

In any case, thanks for your kind words.

This entire thread is a delight to read ....

There is alot of support here in everyones writings ...

I agree ...

My pleasure, pal!

Thanks for this.
I have learned that the worst thing in life is regret.
Regret when I have caused another person to feel yucky is something I can really live without!

We Always Want More Than Needed
A long time ago, there was a King who told his horseman that
if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes,
then the King would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure
enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as
possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and
riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was
hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much
area as possible.
Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was
exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push
myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only
need a very small area to bury myself."
The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push
very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition.
We neglect our health , time with our family and to appreciate the
surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.
One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need
that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.
Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition .
Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us
living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. Life is a
balance of Work and Play , Family and Personal time. You have to decide
how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what
you are able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be
based on your instincts. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of
Life, the whole aim of human existence.
So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life
is fragile, Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. Live a
balanced lifestyle and enjoy Life!
Watch your thoughts ; they become words.
Watch your words ; they become actions.
Watch your actions ; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character .
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny