Last night I was out on a date...with myself, and I was standing in line at the movie theater when I have been overhearing time after time that their credit machine was down . Waiting in line, cash in hand I see two men probably about my age paying at separate counters. The one on the left who was being helped first handed his credit card to the clerk and of course was told that it was not working. He hands the woman cash and looks over to his friend on the right and finds out that he has no cash. Now guy number 1 feels like a jerk because he's already paid to see the movie, and has no cash left to help his friend out. I hear him ask if they have an ATM in the building, but alas they did not. At this point I say to myself "What is $10?" So I say to the guy holding out my 10 dollar bill "Here, take this." He tells me no, and I persist "No, take it. Go see the movie with your friend." But he does not accept. Just walks out with his friend.
Have we really gotten to the point of not accepting gifts when they are offered to us? Always thinking that something is wanted in return? I just felt bad, and thought that it was really not that big of a deal for me to offer him a FREE $10!
Anyways...just got me thinking. I'm pretty sure I would have said yes. Of course I probably would insist on getting contact info for them so I could repay them in some way, but I would have graciously accepted the gift!
Something to ponder hey?
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