When the mother was preparing breakfast for
the family, one of the children sat next to dad and looked at his large plate
of fries, eggs, bacon, baked beans, and coffee. As he waited for the toast, the
children ate their cereal and got ready for school. Little Benjamin stayed next
to dad as he was going to kindergarten. When the toast arrived it was burnt,
really burnt, but dad didn’t say anything, he covered it with butter and jam
and ate it. After he finished the mother came over to apologize for giving him
burnt toast. But dad said ‘honey, don’t worry, I love burnt toast.’ Later in
the evening Benjamin snuggled on his father’s lap, and asked him ‘dad, do you
really love burnt toast?’ Dad smiled and
said ‘you know mama had a tough day yesterday, with lots of washing and sewing
and cooking, and she was dead tired as she didn’t sleep well either. And
besides, little burnt toast never killed anyone.’ Benjamin never forgot that
lesson – how we should never criticize others because we don’t know what
they’ve been through. So never judge or complain, but please do keep an eye on
the toast!
Sunday, 15 September 2024
Burnt toast
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