“My boss drove a luxury car everyday 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 everyday.
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.
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. Lets 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. If this has touched you
just type 'AMEN'
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 everyday.
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.
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. Lets 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. If this has touched you
just type 'AMEN'
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