My boss drove a luxury car everyday and it was my duty to greet him and to open the gates for him, as I worked as a watchman in his villa. But he never responded back to my greetings.
One day he saw me opening the garbage bags outside the villa in search for any leftover food. But, as usual he never even looked at me, it was like as if he never saw anything!
The very next day I saw a paper bag at the same place, but it was clean and the food inside was covered well. It was fresh and good food like someone had just brought it from the supermarket. I didn't bother as to where it came from, I just took the paper bag and I was so happy about it.
Every day I found this paper bag at the same place with fresh vegetables and all that we needed for home. This became my daily routine. I was eating and sharing this food with my wife and kids. I was wondering who this fool could be?! To forget his paper bag full of fresh food everyday.
One day there was a big problem in the villa and I was told that my boss has died. There were too many guests coming to the villa that day and I didn't get any food that day, so I thought that one of the guests must have taken it. But the same thing happened the 2nd day, the 3rd day and the 4th day.
It went on like this for a few weeks and I found it difficult to provide food for my family, so I decided to ask the wife of my boss for a raise in my salary or else I would quit my job as a watchman.
After I told her, she was shocked, and asked me, how come you never complained about your salary for the last 2 years? And why is this salary not enough for you now? I gave her so many excuses but she was never convinced!
Finally in the end, I decided to tell her the truth, I told her the entire story of the bag of groceries, and as to how it was my daily provision. She then asked me as to when this stopped? I told her after the death of her husband. And then I realized that I stopped seeing the paper bag immediately after the death of my boss. Why didn't I ever think of this before? That it was my boss who was providing this for me? I guess it was because I never thought that a person who never replied to my greetings could ever be this generous!
His wife started to cry and I told her to please stop crying and that I'm really sorry that I asked for a raise, I didn't know that it was your husband who was providing me with the meals, I’ll remain as a watchman and be happy to provide my service.
His wife told me, I'm crying because I've finally found the 7th person my husband was giving this bag full of food. I knew my husband was giving 7 people everyday, I had already found the 6 people, and all these days I was searching for the 7th person. And today I found out.
From that day onwards, I started to receive the bag full of food again, but this time his son was bringing it to my house and giving it to my hand. But whenever I thanked him, he never replied! Just like his dad!
One day, I told him THANK YOU in a very loud voice! He replied back to me to please not be offended when he doesn't reply, because he has a hearing problem, just like his dad!”
Oh! We have been wrong so many times judging others without knowing the true story behind their actions. Be kind and courteous in dealing with others, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. Be careful, not everything is about you. Before you assume, there is this thing called ASKING.
Don’t just jump to conclusion, because that is truly not an exercise, it may cause you more harm at the end of the day. Many of our problems are caused by how we process what happens around us. Don’t judge a situation you have never been in. Be humble enough to learn. You do not know it all. Lets change the way we feel about ourselves and others.
There are two sides to a story. Don’t believe everything you hear.
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. If this has touched you just type 'AMEN' and share

Loveely

Nice one.

it got me crying

sickstars:
it got me crying

bros since I read the story I have vowed to stop judging ppl rashly.at times ppl can't express or say what they are passing through and we think they are mean.I hope the lessons in this story will change the attitude of people towards one another.

After being misjudged severally I learnt how not to judge anyone but try to find out why they act the way they do. But sometimes it ain't that easy.


Touching story.

elantraceey:
After being misjudged severally I learnt how not to judge anyone but try to find out why they act the way they do. But sometimes it ain't that easy.


Touching story.

pls share with us an experience of such incident

onatisi:
bros since I read the story I have vowed to stop judging ppl rashly.at times ppl can't express or say what they are passing through and we think they are mean.I hope the lessons in this story will change the attitude of people towards one another.

Me too
Not goin to judge

I ve learnt not to judge anyone. Most times people misjudge me cos I'm the type who does not know how to express her feelings. That is what I hate most abt my self

MissMalia:
I ve learnt not to judge anyone. Most times people misjudge me cos I'm the type who does not know how to express her feelings. That is what I hate most abt my self

Eeeeyah. Sowi !!!

tosyne2much:
Eeeeyah. Sowi !!!

U r one of doz wu judge me. Oya deny

MissMalia:
U r one of doz wu judge me. Oya deny

I don't know how to judge people

Nice .....!

This is the fourth time am reading this story on this forum and I hope to read it next year and the next also..

There is a woman in my street, wheneva am passing n I greet her, she will never respond. So I stopped greeting her n hated her person. Not quite long, I learnt she is deaf n can't hear people. I felt so bad about mysef. I did some things for her in order for me to forgive mysef. we are close pals now. I retouch my hair in her salon. Though I had to demonstrate for her to understand me.

Amazing story. This is kinda story that should be making FP, unlike useless stories of someone buying goat and pepper in the market.

Is this story real before I start crying?

Deep!

Reason people judge rather than understand why others act the way they do is simple;

"It takes time to understand why people act the way they do, it requires patience, and humans think that's too difficult,

So quick judgment is way to go, as its the easier path to take, and humans always want to avoid the path that demands patience, insight and understanding,

They'd rather get it wrong in a haste and start all over, than get it right patiently"

bibijay123:
Is this story real before I start crying?

Lol, perhaps not, but the morals are as real as the air we breathe.

d25:
Amazing story. This is kinda story that should be making FP, unlike stories of someone buying goat and pepper in the market.

some pple be judging like there's a reward for it. i try not to judge people