Our flight didn’t leave until Sunday night, so I worked as usual during the day on Sunday, playing the piano during brunch at a golf resort located down in the valley. I loved my job and my customers, most of whom faithfully dined every Sunday.
That morning, I’d told my customers that my sweet daughter had loaned me money for an airline ticket so I could fly out with her and my grandchildren to see my father for what we believed would be the last time.
One of my favorite customers came over before she left and gave me a huge hug. In the process, she slipped a bill in my hand instead of dropping it in my tip basket. Her voice sounded serious. “This is for your trip. It’s not to pay bills and not to pay your daughter for the plane ticket.”
My eyes watered as I stared at the fifty-dollar bill in my hand. “Thank you, but I can’t accept this. It’s way too much money.”
Every Sunday, this woman left me a more than-generous tip, but this seemed too much. When I refused the bill and tried to hand it back, she gently pushed away my hand. “I know you’ll find the perfect use for it. Have fun. I’ll see you when you get back.”
I was struggling to make ends meet, so that extra fifty would have come in handy for bills or groceries. Yet my customer’s words kept echoing (重复) through my head. After talking it over with my husband, he agreed. I should take the fifty with me and honor my customer’s wishes.
Our plane took off late, and when we landed, my daughter and I dashed through the airport with two young children, terrified of missing our connecting flight.
When we finally reached our gate, I spotted a young mother with tears streaming down her face searching through her carry-on bags, obviously losing something.
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I walked over and put my arm around her.
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I grabbed the woman’s hand and slipped her the money.
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