How a Cookie Changed His Life
I have heard this story
several different times and several different ways. I really love the lesson it
teaches. People are not always as they seem to be, and it is important to
remember that when dealing with others.
You think you know why someone behaves the way they do. You think you know why
someone says the things they do. You think you know their story. You may be
wrong.
THE AIRPORT
Jack was in an airport waiting for his plane to arrive.
While he was waiting, he decided to get a snack. He walked over to a food stand
and bought a bag of cookies.
After purchasing the cookies, Jack dropped them in his bag, and walked over to
his designated waiting area to sit down. After a few minutes, a stranger sat
next to him.
THE INCIDENT
Jack smiled briefly at the stranger, and reached his
hand down into his bag for a cookie. After a few moments, the stranger also
reached down and grabbed a cookie.
'What was this guy doing?!?' Jack said to himself. 'Is he crazy?'
Jack
wanted to say something, but decided to ignore the stranger. One cookie wasn't a
big deal. Just then, he reached down and took another one.
Jack was getting a little uneasy. Who did this guy think he was? Doesn't he know
how rude and strange it was to take other people's things? This wasn't something
Jack would ever do, and he expected the same manners from his uninvited guest.
This stealing of the cookies continued for several minutes. Jack would take one,
and then the stranger would take one. Back and forth. Jack was getting more and
more irritated and upset when the stranger looked at Jack.
Jack was a little scared. He looked down and saw the stranger holding a cookie
in his hand. The stranger broke it in two, and handed Jack one half. After that,
he stood up and left without a word. He just smiled at Jack, and nodded his
head.
This ruined Jack's whole day. He couldn't stop thinking about the rude stranger.
How people were raised to act like that he couldn't understand. Still hungry,
Jack went to buy another bag of cookies.
THE LESSON
He walked over to the same counter, and bought some more
cookies. As he set them in his bag, he felt something. When Jack looked down, he
noticed his first bag of cookies.
It was then that he realized he was reaching down into the stranger's bag! He
was the crazy one. He was the rude one. He was what annoyed him most. The funny
thing is, the stranger didn't seem to mind as much as Jack.
by Jason M. Gracia - Motivation123™
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