Learn to Appreciate

Once upon a time, there was a kind and generous man. He always helped others without expecting anything in return. He gave from the heart—simply because he cared.

One day, while walking along a dusty road, he found a purse lying on the ground. He picked it up and saw that it was empty. Just then, a woman appeared with a policeman. She pointed at him and said he had stolen her money.

“No, ma’am,” the man said calmly. “The purse was empty when I found it.”

The woman cried, “Please give it back! That money was for my son’s school fees!”

Seeing how upset she was, the man reached into his own pocket and handed her all the money he had. “I’m sorry for the trouble. Please take this,” he said gently.

The woman took the money and left. The policeman stayed with the man to ask more questions.

Later, the woman counted the money and realized she had more than she had lost. She was shocked—he had given her his own money.

A few days later, the woman was on her way to pay her son’s school fees when she noticed a thin man walking behind her. She got nervous and went to a nearby policeman for help. Coincidentally, it was the same officer who had helped her before.

She told him about the man following her. But just then, the man collapsed. They rushed to him—and realized it was the same man who had been wrongly accused of stealing the purse.

He looked weak and exhausted. The policeman turned to the woman and said, “He didn’t steal your money. He gave you his. When he heard it was for your son’s school fees, he felt sorry and gave you everything he had.”

The woman was speechless.

The man looked up and said, “I followed you to make sure no one would steal your son’s school fees. Please, go ahead and pay them.”

Moral:
Life can surprise you—sometimes in the most unexpected ways. We may judge too quickly when we’re angry or upset. But when life gives you a second chance, use it to make things right. Be kind. Be generous. And always appreciate what others do for you.

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