The Cookie Thief
A woman was waiting at an airport, with several long hours before her flight. She bought a book and a bag of cookies and found a place to sit. While she was lost in her book, she watched the guy sitting an empty chair away, bold as he could be, grab a cookie from the bag between them. This guy was so rude -- but she tried to ignore it to avoid a scene. She grabbed a cookie to munch as she watched the clock. And the gutsy thief beside her smirked and continued eating the cookies.
Getting more irritated as the minutes went by, she thought "If I wasn't so nice, I would tell him how rude I thought he was."
There was only one cookie left in the bag.
With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in two and offered her the other half. She snatched it from him and thought: "The gall of that guy! Not only did he eat my cookies, he didn't even show any gratitude!"
When her flight was called, she gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, without looking back at the 'cookie thief'. She boarded the plane and settled into her seat. She reached into her tote bag and gasped with surprise! Underneath her scarf was HER bag of cookies! 'Oh no . . . .If my bag is here 'the other bag must have been HIS . . . and he was trying to share!'
Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one -- the ingrate -- THE COOKIE-THIEF!
Like I always say: When we quickly jump to conclusions, we often skip over the truth! Sometimes it is too late to make amends.
It is always better to show a little patience, take a deep breath, and avoid our knee-jerk reaction to the situation.
DON'T MAKE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS YOUR ONLY FORM OF EXERCISE!
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