I don't remember where but i read this story before and i can feel it right now when my girlfriend pushes me to go shopping :
I was walking down the
street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless
woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.
I took out my wallet, got
out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it
instead of dinner?'
'No, I had to stop
drinking years ago' , the homeless woman told me.
'Will you use it to go
shopping instead of buying food?' I asked.
'No, I don't waste time
shopping,' the homeless woman said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to stay
alive.'
'Will you spend this on a
beauty salon instead of food?' I asked.
'Are you NUTS!' replied
the homeless woman. I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!'
'Well, I said, 'I'm not
going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with
my husband and me tonight.'
The homeless Woman was
shocked. 'Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm
dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.'
I said, 'That's okay.
It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up
shopping, hair appointments, and wine.'
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