She asked her, ‘How much are you selling the onions for?’ The old seller replied, ‘Ksh 100 for a pack, Madam.’
She said to her, ‘I will take 2 packs for ksh150 or I will leave.’ The old seller replied, ‘Come take them at the price you want. May be, this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell even a single onion today.’
She took the onions and walked away feeling she has won. She got into her fancy car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend, ordered whatever they liked. They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered.
Then she went to pay the bill. The bill costed her ksh3000. She gave ksh3500 and asked the owner of the restaurant to keep the change.
This incident might have seemed quite normal to the owner, but very painful to the poor onions seller.
The point is,
Why do we always show we have the power when we buy from the needy ones? And why do we get generous to those who do not even need our generosity?
I once read somewhere:
‘My father used to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need them. Sometimes he even used to pay extra for them. I got concerned by this act and asked him why does he do so? Then my father replied, “It is a charity wrapped with dignity, my child”
