Fw: Fwd: MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY - A MUST READ

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Really think of it

On 13 May 2011 09:44, "Karthik Sakthi" <nirosh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Date: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM
> Subject: MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY - A MUST READ
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> *MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY*
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> Germany is a highly industrialized country. It produces top brands like
> Benz, BMW, Siemens etc. The nuclear reactor pump is made in a small town in
> this country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious
> life. At least that was my impression before my study trip.
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> When I arrived at Hamburg, my colleagues who work in Hamburg arranged a
> welcome party for me in a restaurant. As we walked into the restaurant, we
> noticed that a lot of tables were empty. There was a table where a young
> couple was having their meal. There were only two dishes and two cans of
> beer on the table. I wondered if such simple meal could be romantic, and
> whether the girl will leave this stingy guy.
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> There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the
> waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit
> of the food on their plates.
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> We did not pay much attention to them, as we were looking forward to the
> dishes we ordered. As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food
> for us.
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> As the restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast. Since there were
> other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much time dining. When we
> left, there was still about one third of unconsumed food on the table.
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> When we were leaving the restaurant, we heard someone calling us. We noticed
> the old ladies in the restaurant were talking about us to the restaurant
> owner. When they spoke to us in English, we understood that they were
> unhappy about us wasting so much food. We immediately felt that they were
> really being too busybody. "We paid for our food, it is none of your
> business how much food we left behind," my colleague Gui told the old
> ladies.
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> The old ladies were furious. One of them immediately took her hand phone out
> and made a call to someone. After a while, a man in uniform claimed to be an
> officer from the Social Security organization arrived. Upon knowing what the
> dispute was, he issued us a 50 Mark fine.
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> We all kept quiet. The local colleague took out a 50 Mark note and
> repeatedly apologized to the officer.
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> The officer told us in a stern voice,
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> "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME, MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE
> SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF
> RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO WASTE RESOURCES.´"
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> WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON THIS. We are from country which is not very
> rich in resources. To save face, we order large quantity and also waste food
> when we give others a treat.
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> *THIS TAUGHT US A LESSON TO THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT CHANGING OUR BAD HABITS*
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> Always be happy :-)
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> With wishes
> N.Karthikeyan
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