Fancy Restaurant|رستوران مجلل
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“57th story”
First Published: Sep.20.2018
A rich man walked into a fancy restaurant and asked for the best table.
When he sat down, he saw a black woman sitting at the bar.
He didn’t like what he saw. He didn’t like to eat in a beautiful luxury restaurant and see a black woman enjoying the same place that he was. He decided to show her; where her place was and prove to her that she didn’t belong there.
He called the waiter and said: “Everyone will be my guest for dessert, except that black woman.”
The waiter brought the restaurant famous chocolate cake to every single person except the black woman.
The black woman walked to the rich man and with a kind smile, said: “Thank you.”
The rich man got angry and called the waiter and said: “Give everyone a glass of wine under my bill except the black…
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Interesting story perhaps I will retell using a BLM Activist as the rich man and a white police officer as the black woman. Since the primary groups promoting racism to are black and brown.
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Just a story to make us think, David. People judge badly. We never know who we are talking to. I work as a Pharmacy night manager. People look down at me sometimes and I smile. Just a twist to a tale. Where I live. You never know what someone did and what they survived. I thought the tale was a reminder. For us to be kind to each other and respect people. Hello my friend. I hope you are safe and sound. Merry Christmas.
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I’m staying at my son’s home for the holidays. I found the story amusing and I love thought experiments. This story is simple and clear and definitely lends itself to being retold in a myriad of ways. Have a happy holiday John.
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It could be told different. It is where you are standing. Merry Christmas David.
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I can ‘see’ this. (I have lived in Iraq–four years–but never Iran. And I am a Texan so I grew up with ugly racism. I know how it works (or really doesn’t ‘work.’–Great post.
I will visit her site.
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Thank you my friend. I like the real life poetry. make us think and ponder.
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