The Consequences of Cruelty: How a Heartless Restaurant Manager Regretted Shunning an Elderly Woman and Learned a Hard Lesson in Empathy

A restaurant manager throws an old woman who looks like a beggar out of his establishment without knowing who she really is. Life is never a constant; it is always changing and you must at all times be receptive and kind to the people around you. After all, you never know when you yourself will need help.

Anthony, a 17-year-old boy, worked part-time in a very expensive restaurant near the town where he lived. As a young man, he was responsible for his younger sister and also for his sick mother. In the morning, he would go to school, and in the late afternoon, he would go into town to work until evening. The money he earned was barely enough to live on, but in spite of this, his behavior made him one of the nicest waiters who was always friendly with the customers and played with the children who came to the restaurant.

One day, while Anthony was performing his duties and was carrying the order from one part of the restaurant to another, the door opened and an old woman walked in. Her gray hair was covered with a wet handkerchief, and her clothes were torn in several places, and she was a little dirty. The woman leaned against a chair near the exit and tried to catch her breath. In the hallway, a disgruntled man began to whisper and visitors began to badmouth the woman. She unhappily could not tear her eyes from her embarrassment and finally began to walk trembling and stumbling.

She reached the nearest table. She said quietly, “I’m sorry, you guys, I didn’t mean to disturb you, but I haven’t eaten anything today if you can.” But before she could explain her situation, a bald man dressed in a suit and tie appeared nearby, grabbed her by the shoulder, and pushed her towards the door. She stumbled twice, but the angry man didn’t care at all that the old woman fell down and couldn’t get up. Her legs were shaking, leaving her helpless on the ground as the ruthless manager turned his back on her, completely unaware that this cruel action would soon come back to haunt him and change his life forever.