3 Touching Short Stories (3)

And finally, the last story, which concludes this mini-trilogy.


Story 3 : "We were only inconvenienced for 3 hours"


It was fortunate that hubby and I managed to get train tickets for the trip back to my parents' place. Upon boarding the train, we found a lady sitting in our designated seats.

Hubby motioned for me to sit beside her but did not inform the lady of her wrong seating arrangement. I was puzzled but did not question Hubby.

On closer look, I realised why Hubby had not told her that she was in the wrong seat - her right leg was handicapped.

So it was that for the entire journey from JiaYi (a city in Taiwan) to our destination city of Taipei, Hubby never once indicated to the lady that her seat actually belonged to him.



Upon disembarkation I said to my dearest Hubby,
"You know, giving up your seat was indeed a very considerate act.
But it really pained me to see you standing all the way from Jiayi to Taipei.
The journey was really long and you could have at least exchanged places with her for a while right?"


Hubby didn't take long to reply.
"Well, with her impediment, I guess she is inconvenienced for her whole life.
For us though, it was merely 3 hours."


My heart melted when I heard that. How blessed I am to have such a loving, big-hearted husband! It truly put some warmth into the often-cold world that we live in.





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Post-Script:

When we change our perceptions, the world may also change, for the better. In fact, for every circumstance in life, there is a possibility for us to shift our understanding of things. What matters is how we change our thoughts or perception, for better or worse, we all have a choice.


While we may not be able to succeed in 3 minutes, but sometimes all it takes is a single minute
for our lives to change for the better.


After reading these 3 short stories, we can return to cleaning up our rooms, do the dishes, or tidy up the newspapers. Alternatively we could share these stories and their valuable lessons with our loved ones and friends, thereby making their world a better place.