Two Apples

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A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her Mom came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile: “My sweetie, could you give your Mom one of your two apples?”

The girl looked up at her Mom for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one apple and then quickly on the other.

The mother felt the smile on her face freeze. She tried hard not to reveal her disappointment.

Then the little girl handed one of her bitten apples to her Mom and said: “Mummy, here you are. This is the sweeter one.

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No matter who you are, how experienced you are and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgment.

Give others the privilege to explain themselves. What you see may not be the reality.

The only exercise many of us seem to do these days is jump to conclusion!!

Don’t be too judgmental about other people, events, situations, circumstances and your own experiences.

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2 thoughts on “Two Apples

  1. Chintu

    Simple yet powerful story-Two Apples. One can relate to the innocence of the child and get the message.

  2. Rashmi Pandav

    Small story but big lesson behind that…..

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