RULE TO BREAK
“Give as good as you get”
Have you ever been metaphorically slapped in the face by someone you’ve treated with care and kindness? Most of us have, and it’s easy to wish that you hadn’t bothered with them. I used to have two neighbours, both elderly women (sadly long gone now). They were good friends, and one day Elsie had arranged to have Phyllis over for lunch. About half an hour before she was due to arrive, Phyllis phoned her and said, ‘I’m not coming to lunch, and you needn’t bother asking me again’. Then she hung up. Now, this was 15 years before I moved into the neighbourhood, but when I met Elsie all those years later, she still had no idea what she’d done. Phyllis hadn’t spoken to her since.
Poor Elsie felt dreadful about ...
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