A waitress in a restaurant in America gave a lunch menu to a man and his wife. Before they looked at the menu, they asked her to serve them the two cheapest meals. They didn’t have enough money. Salaries have not been received for many months. Due to which they are going through a difficult time.
Waitress Sarah didn’t think long. She suggested two dishes to them and they agreed without hesitation that they were the cheapest. She brought both orders and they ate quickly out of hunger, and asked the waitress for the bill before leaving. She returned with a slip of paper in her billing wallet. She had written: “I have paid your bill. It’s from my personal account considering your circumstances. This is a gift from me.” It’s a hundred dollars, and that’s the least I can do for you. Signed by Sarah.
The couple was very happy as they left the restaurant.
Sarah was surprised. Despite her tight financial situation, she was more than happy to pay the couple’s dinner bill. She had been saving money for about a year to buy an automatic washing machine. She found it very difficult to wash clothes with the old washing machine.
But what hurt her the most was that Sarah’s friend scolded her when her friend found out about the affair. She had saved this money by neglecting her own needs and her child’s needs. She needed to buy a washing machine for herself more than to help others.
Meanwhile, she received a phone call from her mother. Her mother said to her in a loud voice: “Sarah, what have you done?”
She replied in a low, trembling voice, fearing an unbearable shock: “I have done nothing. What happened?”
His mother replied: “Facebook is uniting heaven and earth to appreciate you and your behavior.
This guy and his wife posted your message on Facebook when you paid the bill on their behalf. And many people shared it. I’m proud of you.” …
She had barely finished his conversation with his mother. A friend from school called him to reveal that his message had gone viral on all digital social platforms.
As soon as Sarah opened her Facebook account, she received hundreds of messages. Television producers and press reporters wanted to meet with her. They aimed to discuss her particular initiative.
The next day, Sarah appeared on one of the most popular and most watched American television shows. The presenter gave her a very luxurious washing machine, a modern television set and ten thousand dollars. Received a five thousand dollar purchase voucher from an electronics company. She was showered with gifts until the amount received in appreciation of his great humanitarian behavior reached over $100,000.
Two meals that cost no more than a few dollars + $100 changed his life.
Generosity is not giving away what you don’t need, but giving away what you need to someone else in need.
Real poverty is poverty of humanity and attitudes.