Things That You Cannot Recover

Aum Sairam

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait for many hours, 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, 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 reading.

When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also, she felt irritated but said nothing, she just thought, “What a nerve If I was in the mood I would punch him for daring”

For each cookie she took, the man took one too.

This was infuriating her but she didn’t want to cause a scene. But only one cookie remained, she thought: “ah lets see what this abusive man will do now”.

Then the man taking the last cookie divided into half, giving her one half.

Ah! That was too much!

She was much too angry now.

In a Huff, she took her book, her things and stormed to the boarding place.

When she sat down to her seat inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take her a pair of eye glasses and to her surprise; her packet of cookies was there untouched and unopened.

She felt so ashamed, She realized that she was wrong... she had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse.

The man had shared his cookies with her, without feeling angry or bitter. While she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to explain herself or to apologize.

The moral of the story:
There are 4 things that you cannot recover
1. The Stone, after it is thrown in water
2. The Word, after it is said
3. The Occasion, after it is lost
4. The Time, after it is gone.

Did anyone ever tell you how important you make others feel?
Did anyone ever tell you that many times when they were sad your e-mail made them smile a bit; in fact it made them glad.

For the time you spend sending things and sharing whatever you find, there are no words to thank you, but somebody thinks you're fine. So take this step and spread this message to your loved ones.

Allah Malik