A young woman was waiting in the VIP lounge for her flight. Anticipating a lengthy wait, she had brought a good book and a baggie of chocolate chip cookies.
On the seat next to her where the baggie of cookies lay, a man came and sat down. He opened his magazine and began reading.
The woman took out the first cookie, and the man also took a cookie. She was mildly annoyed, but said nothing. She waited awhile and took another cookie. The man did too. This continued till there was only one cookie remaining. She was highly offended by now, and wondered if he would eat the last one.
He took the last cookie, broke it in two, and offered her half. In a huff, she stormed out to the boarding area.
Settled in the plane, she was riffling through her purse where she discovered to her chagrin, an unopened baggie of chocolate chip cookies.
The man had shared his cookies with her, not the other way round. She couldn’t help but compare her self-righteous indignation with the stranger’s nonjudgmental and kindly generosity. Needless to say, she felt quite ashamed and humbled.
Moral: Things are often not what they appear to be.
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Bible wisdom on anger
“He that is slow to anger
is better than the mighty.” Prov 16:32
“It is better to dwell in the wilderness,
than with a contentious and an angry woman.” Prov 21:19
“Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry:
for anger rests in the bosom of fools.” Eccl 7:9
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