Friday, December 2, 2011

Incident in a Restaurant

Once, when I was by myself in a restaurant, I ordered steak, even though I have trouble cutting meat. Several men in business suits at the next table began talking, loudly enough for me to hear. In fact, they probably meant for me to hear; they probably wanted to embarrass me.
"Look at the way she cuts her meat."
"I guess nobody ever taught her proper table manners."
And so on.
Well, I was embarrassed. More than that, however, I was just plain mad!
I turned to them and said, "Excuse me, but I am awkward cutting my meat because I have a slight physical disability and poor co-ordination. YOU have bad manners!"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Who had the greater disability? Ill-mannered and discourteous, their rude behavior spoke volumes revealing their lack of grace. God forgive me for all the instances of rudeness in my own behavior, throughout my life. May God also heal those I have offended and wounded.

Thank you for this post.

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