Stop, Look And Listen

--by Borderjoy, posted Oct 28, 2011

Please, folks, take some time to listen to others.

I was just in town and standing in front of a store. A man came by, bearded, not very well off from the look of him.

He politely asked another man who was passing by, "Excuse me, can you help me?" This other man, much more affluent by the look of his clothes, replied in a very rude and abrupt tone, "I dont have time for that right now!!" and kept walking.

I suppose he thought the bearded man was going to ask him for money. But that wasn't the case. After he stomped off this man turned to me and asked the same question. It turned out all he wanted was for someone to unclip a watch that was clipped to the back of his pack so he could go in and buy a battery for it.

Not a huge request. I was glad to be able to help after the first man had treated him so rudely.

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Posted by Borderjoy
Oct 28, 2011
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peanut wrote: Wonderful that you helped & took the time to listen when that is all he needed. People should not jump to conclusions.

moral12 wrote: You are correct in that people should not be so quick to judge. Thank YOU for listening to, and, helping that guy.

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