lostaussie
07-27-2006, 08:30 AM
years ago, a 10 year old boy approached the counter of a soda shop and climbed up on a stool. "what does an ice cream sundae cost?" he asked the waitress.
"fifty cents," she answerered
the youngster reached deep in his pocket and pulled out an assortment of change, counting it carefully as the waitress grew impatient. she had "bigger" customers to wait on.
"well how much would just plain ice cream be?" the boy asked.
the waitress responded with notieable irritation in her voice, "thirty five cents."
again the boy slowly counted his money. "may i have some plain ice cream in a dish then, please?" he gave the waitress the correct amount, and she brought him the ice cream.
later, the waitress returned to clear the boy's dish and when she picked it up , she felt a lump in her throat. there on the counter the boy had left 2 nickels and 5 pennies. she realized that he had had enough money for the sundae, but sacrificed it so that he could leave her a tip.
moral of story: before passing judgement, first treat others with courtesy, dignity, and respect.
"fifty cents," she answerered
the youngster reached deep in his pocket and pulled out an assortment of change, counting it carefully as the waitress grew impatient. she had "bigger" customers to wait on.
"well how much would just plain ice cream be?" the boy asked.
the waitress responded with notieable irritation in her voice, "thirty five cents."
again the boy slowly counted his money. "may i have some plain ice cream in a dish then, please?" he gave the waitress the correct amount, and she brought him the ice cream.
later, the waitress returned to clear the boy's dish and when she picked it up , she felt a lump in her throat. there on the counter the boy had left 2 nickels and 5 pennies. she realized that he had had enough money for the sundae, but sacrificed it so that he could leave her a tip.
moral of story: before passing judgement, first treat others with courtesy, dignity, and respect.