“My boss drove a luxury car every day and it was my duty to
greet him and to open the gates for him, as I worked as a watchman in his
villa. But he never responded back to my greetings.
One day he saw me opening the garbage bags outside the
villa in search for any leftover food. But, as usual he never even looked at
me, it was like as if he never saw anything!
The very next day I saw a paper bag at the same place,
but it was clean and the food inside was covered well. It was fresh and good
food like someone had just brought it from the supermarket. I didn't bother as
to where it came from, I just took the paper bag and I was so happy about it.
Every day I found this paper bag at the same place
with fresh vegetables and all that we needed for home. This became my daily
routine. I was eating and sharing this food with my wife and kids. I was
wondering who this fool could be?! To forget his paper bag full of fresh food every
day.
One day there was a big problem in the villa and I was
told that my boss has died. There were too many guests coming to the villa that
day and I didn't get any food that day, so I thought that one of the guests
must have taken it. But the same thing happened the 2nd day, the 3rd day and
the 4th day.
It went on like this for a few weeks and I found it
difficult to provide food for my family, so I decided to ask the wife of my
boss for a raise in my salary or else I would quit my job as a watchman.
After I told her, she was shocked, and asked me, how
come you never complained about your salary for the last 2 years? And why is
this salary not enough for you now? I gave her so many excuses but she was
never convinced!
Finally in the end, I decided to tell her the truth, I
told her the entire story of the bag of groceries, and as to how it was my
daily provision. She then asked me as to when this stopped? I told her after
the death of her husband. And then I realized that I stopped seeing the paper
bag immediately after the death of my boss. Why didn't I ever think of this
before? That it was my boss who was providing this for me? I guess it was
because I never thought that a person who never replied to my greetings could
ever be this generous!
His wife started to cry and I told her to please stop
crying and that I'm really sorry that I asked for a raise, I didn't know that
it was your husband who was providing me with the meals, I’ll remain as a
watchman and be happy to provide my service.
His wife told me, I'm crying because I've finally found the 7th person my husband was giving this bag full of food. I knew my husband was giving 7 people everyday, I had already found the 6 people, and all these days I was searching for the 7th person. And today I found out.
His wife told me, I'm crying because I've finally found the 7th person my husband was giving this bag full of food. I knew my husband was giving 7 people everyday, I had already found the 6 people, and all these days I was searching for the 7th person. And today I found out.
From that day onwards, I started to receive the bag
full of food again, but this time his son was bringing it to my house and
giving it to my hand. But whenever I thanked him, he never replied! Just like
his dad!
One day, I told him THANK YOU in a very loud voice! He
replied back to me to please not be offended when he doesn't reply, because he
has a hearing problem, just like his dad!”
Oh! We have been wrong so many times judging others
without knowing the true story behind their actions. Be kind and courteous in
dealing with others, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. Be careful, not
everything is about you. Before you assume, there is this thing called ASKING.
Don’t just jump to conclusion, because that is truly
not an exercise, it may cause you more harm at the end of the day. Many of our
problems are caused by how we process what happens around us. Don’t judge a
situation you have never been in. Be humble enough to learn. You do not know it
all. Let’s change the way we feel about ourselves and others.
There are two sides to a story: Don’t believe everything you
hear. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."
- Story Credits: Internet.