This old scavenging grandmother has traces of time on her body and gray hair. Dressed in shabby clothes and carrying a worn-out sack, she intently picked up the rags in the streets.
One day, the grandmother passed by a rice noodle shop, and a strong aroma came to her nose, making her feel hungry.
However, when the old grandmother saw the price list and felt in her pocket, it was obvious that she could not afford to eat this delicious bowl of rice noodles.
Despite this, she was so hungry that she decided to cheekily ask the shopkeeper if he could give her a bowl of boiled rice noodles.
The shopkeeper noticed the exhaustion and longing in the old woman's eyes, and at the same time noticed her thin body, and sympathy welled up in his heart. So, the shopkeeper kindly invited the grandmother to sit down and prepared to serve her a steaming bowl of fragrant rice noodles. In order to ensure that the grandmother is fed, the owner also specially added additional ingredients.
The old grandmother was hungry, no longer worried about etiquette, and quickly picked up chopsticks and began to taste. When a few mouthfuls of fragrant rice noodles entered her mouth, the old grandmother felt delicious satisfaction.
At the same time, a warm feeling welled up in her heart, making her eyes moist and her mouth to thank her again and again.
Seeing the old man enjoying his meal so contentedly, the owner was also heartily relieved, because he knew that he had accomplished a good deed.
When the grandmother left, the shopkeeper handed her a bottle of drink.
However, since then, the grandmother has booked this rice noodle shop, and every day the meal shows up at the door of the store on time, waiting for the owner to give her a bowl of rice noodles.
Days like this lasted for a few days, and although the owner had a good heart, he also needed to think about his livelihood. He started to get troubled and decided to ask for help online.
The shopkeeper said, "I have good intentions, but she can't come every day!"After all, I'm a shop for a living, not a charity. But the old lady looks very pitiful, and she can't speak when she refuses, so what should I do?”
Some netizens said: "You can control the taste of rice noodles to make them less delicious." You can put less salt to make the clear soup rice noodles lose some of their flavor slightly. It won't be very expensive to do so, and she may leave automatically after a few days. ”
Someone else suggested: "You can help her with a meal or two, but if she comes every day, then the problem is not her but you!".You can report that an elderly person has gotten lost and entered your shop, and you have been giving her food for several days to ask her family to pick her up. After all, she's old, and if something happens, your little shop will go out of business. ”
Someone else thinks: "If the old man is not really pitiful, she will not come to you every day to eat for free." If you do have the ability, you may be able to help her again. Maybe she really doesn't have any children to rely on. ”
I would like to say that the old grandmother is undoubtedly pitiful, and she has embarked on the path of begging because of the hardship of life. And the owner also deserves our respect, he reached out to the grandmother when she needed it most.
However, the problem now is that the grandmother has been patronizing the owner's shop, and the owner can't afford such a cost. In such a situation, we cannot blame the shopkeeper for his moral orientation.
It is advisable to report the case first to find out if the elderly have children, and if they have children, they should take on the responsibility of supporting their parents, even if they provide monthly food expenses.
Perhaps, in this world, there is no absolute right or wrong thing, only different positions and the dilemmas they face.
So, what do you think about this?