Cookies Story

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport.

As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.

She sat down, in the VIP room of the airport, to read her book peacefully.

Beside the armchair where the cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started to read.

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.

When only one cookie remained, she thought "Ah, what will this abusive man do now??"

Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, and gave 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 in the plane, she opened her handbag to look for her sunglasses. To her surprise, there was a packet of cookies, untouched, unopened.

She felt so ashamed! She was wrong. She had forgotten that her cookies were in her handbag.

The man had divided his cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter.

... while she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him.

There was no more chance to explain herself, nor to apologize.

There are 4 things in life that you cannot recover.

1. The stone... after the throw.
2. The word... after it's said.
3. The occasion... after the loss.
4. The time... after it's gone.