Cookie Thief!

It will certainly make you stop and think! I am ashamed to say that this sounds just like something I would do! The woman arrived At an airport one nightWith several long hoursBefore her flight. She hunted for a book In the airport shop,Bought a bag of cookiesAnd found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her bookBut happened to see,That the man sitting beside her,As bold as could be,Grabbed a cookie or twoFrom the bag in between,Which she tried to ignoreTo avoid a scene. So she munched the cookies And watched the clock,As the gutsy cookie thiefDiminished her stock. She was getting more irritated As the minutes ticked by,Thinking, "If I wasn't so nice,I would blacken his eye." With each cookie she took, He took one too,When only one was left,She wondered what he would do.With a smile on his face, And a nervous laugh,He took the last cookieAnd broke it in half. He offered her half, As he ate the other,She snatched it from himAnd thought... ooh, brother! This guy has some nerveAnd he's also rude,Why he didn't even showAny gratitude! She had never known When she had been so galled,And sighed with reliefWhen her flight was called. She gathered her belongings And headed to the gate,Refusing to look backAt the thieving ingrate. She boarded the plane, And sank in her seat,Then she sought her book,Which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, She gasped with surprise,There was her bag of cookies,In front of her eyes. If mine are here, She moaned in despair,The others were his,And he tried to share.Too late to apologize, She realized with grief,That she was the rude one,The ingrate, the thief! How many times have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true...was not? Keep An Open Mind And An Open Heart, Because...... You Just Never Know...... Ya might be eating someone else's cookies!"