An old man was selling eggs on the street. A woman got out of her car, came to him and asked him, “How much do you sell eggs for?”
The old salesman replied: “$0.50 an egg, ma’am”
She said, “I’m gonna take 6 eggs for $2.5 or I’m going.”
The old seller replied: “Buy them at the price you want, ma’am.
Maybe it’s a good start for me because I couldn’t sell a single egg today and I need to live”.
She bought her eggs at that price and left with the feeling she won.
She entered her elegant car and went to a elegant restaurant with her friend.
She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they asked for.
So they paid the check. It was $400. The ladies gave $500 and asked the owner of that restaurant to keep the money as a tip.
The story might seem pretty normal to the owner of the luxury restaurant, but very unfair to the egg vendor…
The point is: Why do we always act strong when we buy from the poor? And why are we generous with those who don’t need our generosity?
Once I read somewhere:
My father used to buy simple goods from poor people at great prices, even if he didn’t need them. Sometimes he used to pay more for them. I wondered about that and asked him why he did it? Then my father replied, “it’s an act of charity wrapped with dignity.