Old lady
by Rahele | May 3, 2010 at 5:05 AM
An old lady went out shopping last Tuesday. She came to a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got outfit and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock. the old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank . the man took a gun out of his pocket and said to the clerk give me all money ' but the old lady did not see this. She went to the man put the keys in his hand and said ; young man , you are stupid ' never leave your keys in your car; someone's going to steal it' the man looked at the old woman for a few seconds . then he looked at the clerk and then he looked at the clerk and then he took his at the clerk and then he took his keys, ran out of the bank , got into his car and drove away quickly , without any money .
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Stories of desperation
Dear Rahele,
What an interesting story... it made me smile and reminded me of a similar story I heard recently from a mentor. She told me of a woman who was held at gunpoint on the street by a man. The man asked for her wallet. She then asked the man why he needed the money so badly. The man proceeded to tell her that he was hungry and hadn't eaten in four days and needed the money to buy something to eat. He started to cry as no one had bothered to ask him before how he was doing or what he needed. The man lowered the gun as he wept and the woman asked him if $4 was enough to get something to eat. He said yes, so she gave him the money. He said thank you and left.
It seems that in both of these stories, the person behind the gun was in a desperate situation. But when treated like a normal human being - that connection was enough to stop their violent act.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story!
In friendship,
Jade
power of women
Hello Rahele and jade,
Thank you for sharing this story. In both the story, i think it was the power of women which stopped the criminal activity of the man.
Regards,
pooza
great observation!
Pooza,
What great insight! Yes, it does appear that in both stories, it is the women, who see into the situation with compassion.
Jade and Rahele, thanks for the stories, they remind me of parables. There are lessons to be learned in every circumstance.
Love the dialogue and story sharing,
Jody