There was a rich couple who was throwing a big New Year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was first class and very expensive. They did this to maintain their high level of standard, so they didn’t mind paying for it. After purchasing all that they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home. The porter who came was of old age, not very healthy looking. His clothes were torn, and he looked as if he wasn’t even able eat three meals a day.
They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods at their home. The old and frail porter quoted just $20, a well below the market rate for delivering goods at the couple’s home in his cart. Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15. What the couple did not know was that the porter was struggling to make even one time’s meal so he needed anything he can earn.
The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery. They reached their home and an hour passed, then two hours passed, but the porter still hadn’t delivered their stuff.
The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you to not to trust such a person and yet you still never listen to me. Such person who is not even able to earn to feed himself for once in a day, you handed him everything we purchased for our big party. I am sure instead of delivering our things at our home; he must have disappeared with everything. “We should have never trusted that old man!” We must go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file a complaint against him”.
They both left towards the market. On their way near the market, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their stuff in his cart! The angry wife asked him, “Where is that old thief? This is our stuff and he supposed to deliver it. It seems you poor thieves are stealing our stuff and going to sell it”.
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