Poor Seller!

A story very close to my heart!

An old man was selling eggs on the street, a rich woman stopped by and

She asked him: “How much are you selling eggs for?”

The old seller replied: ‘£ .25 per egg, ma’am.’

She told him: ‘I’ll take 6 eggs for £1.25 or I’ll leave.’

The old man replied: “Come and take them at the price you want. Maybe, this is a good start because I haven’t been able to sell a single egg today.’’

She took the eggs and walked away feeling she had won. She got into her elegant car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend ordered lunch they wanted. They ate a little and left much of what they asked for. Then she went to pay the bill. The bill cost her £45.00. She gave her £50.00 and asked the restaurant owner to keep the change.

This incident might have seemed quite normal for the owner, but very painful for the poor egg seller.

The question is,

Why do we always show that we have the power when we buy from those in need? And why are we generous with those who don’t even need our generosity?

This took me back the memory lane when I was a kid and used to accompany my mother to local market:

‘My mother used to buy simple products from poor people at high prices, even though she didn’t need them. Sometimes I even pay extra for them. I wondered about this act and asked her why she does it. Then my mother replied: “It is a charity wrapped in dignity, my son.”

I have always wondered why we always try to bargain with the hard working people of the amount that is really insignificant in value for us, like few pennies or even pounds. Especially in India (as I’m from India) women have the habit of bargaining for everything and I believe that this is a cultural thing that we pick unconsciously from our parents and society. Because everyone is doing it, so we have to do it as well.

We need to change this habit for our own sake, because when we do this we waste so much of our energy while do it and later talking about it. Just think for a moment, if this your self-image and how healthy this is for your self-esteem. This habit has made to a “taker” and not a “giver”. And taker can never have high self-esteem.

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