I hope that you find this story beautiful….
Last night around 9:30, a close friend of mine who lives on Long Island was taking his trash to the street. A young girl about 8 years old approached in costume with her mother trailing her in the car. The girl asked “Can I still say ‘trick or treat?’
My friend said they were all out of candy, so just gave her (what he thought was) a dollar. Her mother said “Sorry, I know that it’s late, but I work two jobs and promised her that she could go out trick-or-treating when I got home”.
About five minutes later, my friend’s doorbell rings, and it’s the mother and daughter. The mother says “Sir, I’m sure that this was a mistake” and tries to hand back to my friend a hundred-dollar bill.
My friend was shocked, but then said to the little girl…
“Wow, you’re right….I really screwed-up, didn’t I ?? Listen, sweetheart, how about you keep it anyway, and split it with your mom….”
It was an expensive mistake for my friend, but it bought a great story that the little girl and her mother can tell for the rest of their days….