I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in the town of Italy.
As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat down beside us. He called the waiter over, saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall.”
We heard his order with interest and saw that he was served with one cup of coffee, but he paid for two.
When he left, the waiter put a piece of paper on the wall, saying “A cup of coffee.”
While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two but paid for three. This time also, which made us feel so curious about what was going on there.
After a few days, we had a chance to enter this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man who appeared homeless entered. He looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”
The waiter served a cup of coffee to this man with respect. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all of this as the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the bin.
Now it was no surprise for us—the matter was very clear. The people of this town showed great respect for those who needed help.
Just think about what this man wanted. He didn't have to lose his face to ask for a free cup of coffee. Without asking or knowing who was giving him this cup of coffee, he only looked at the wall, put an order, enjoyed his coffee and left.
It's a truly beautiful thing—probably the most beautiful wall anywhere in the world.
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Word Bank wise 明智的 journey 旅行 cliff 悬崖 |
