A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.
She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be. . .grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.
So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.”
With each cookie she took, he took one too, when only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half.
He offered her half, as he ate the other, she snatched it from him and thought… oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude, why he didn’t even show any gratitude!
She had never known when she had been so galled, and sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate.
She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat, then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes.
If mine are here, she moaned in despair, the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief. Author: Valerie Cox
How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true … was not?
Author: Valerie Cox
She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be. . .grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.
So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.”
With each cookie she took, he took one too, when only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half.
He offered her half, as he ate the other, she snatched it from him and thought… oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude, why he didn’t even show any gratitude!
She had never known when she had been so galled, and sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate.
She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat, then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes.
If mine are here, she moaned in despair, the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief. Author: Valerie Cox
How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true … was not?
Author: Valerie Cox
We are all here on a journey to learn. I certainly am not perfect but work at unearthing the best parts of myself with each day. The person I was just three months ago is not the same today (all the good sh*ts still there though), I have grown up, matured, and take every lesson that presents itself to me.
I have cried a flood of tears from growing pains, reminisced on memories I wished I had held tighter - but recognise that they stayed as long as they were scheduled, and slowly, I continue to sharpen the vision I hold for my life. Life is not easy, in fact unbearable at some points, but I have learned that if I remain grateful and aware of the opportunities (some call it lucky - I believe its alertness) that surround me ALL THE TIME. Sho!! I always seem to find myself in AMAZING territories.
Don't you just love that?
To err is human; the simple words ''I'm sorry'' are bliss...
Adventure is fuel.
Boldness will get you EVERYWHERE.
So with that...
Dream, bigger.
Dare, exorbitantly.
Live, louder.
And know this: it all really is possible. Stru.
Some Thursday cheese for ya ;)
All LOVE.
Aim high, Roam free...
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