Email received, and I think it's worth sharing. What a great story, can put things into perspective.
She asked him, 'How much are you selling the eggs for?'
The old seller replied, 30c an egg, Madam.'
She said to him, 'I will take 6 eggs for $1.50, or I will leave.'
The old egg seller replied, 'Come take them at the price you want. Maybe, this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell a single egg today.'
She took the eggs and walked away feeling she has won. She got into a nice car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend, ordered whatever they liked.
They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered. Then she went to pay the bill. The bill cost her $90.00. She gave him $100 and said to the owner to keep the change.
This incident may have seemed quite normal to the owner, but very painful to the poor egg seller.
The point is:
Why do we often show we have the power when we buy from the needy ?And why are we more generous to those who do not even need our generosity?
I once read somewhere:
'My father used to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need them. Sometimes he even used to pay extra for them. I got concerned by this act and asked him why does he do so? Then my father replied, "It is charity wrapped with dignity, my child”.
Many won't share this message, but if you feel people do need to see this, then spread the message.
