The Incalculable Value of Humanity


Indian food

​​The image is from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/indian-thali.

A man named Kumar ordered a meal at the Sabrina restaurant in Kathmandu, India. He decided to sit by the window. When the meal was delivered, he saw two pairs of eyes on the other side of the window, staring at the food on his table. They belonged to two children who made a living by acting as garbage collectors. Kumar waved them in and asked them what they wanted to eat. The boy pointed to the dishes on Kumar’s table, so Kumar ordered two identical meals for them.

The hot dishes were served to the children, but before they could eat, the girl politely tugged on the hem of her elder brother’s clothes and said: “Maybe we should wash our hands first!” So they all washed their hands before quickly eating the food in front of them.

Although Kumar was happy to see that they were sated, he also realized that it had been a long time since they had eaten a good meal and felt distressed. The children got up after eating, thanked him politely, and left.

Kumar asked the waiter for the bill and saw that there was no charge listed on it, just a sentence that brought tears to Kumar’s eyes:
“Our cash registers cannot calculate the value of humanity.”

(The original Chinese article is from the internet)

無法計算的人性價值

印度一男子庫瑪(Kumar) 到加德滿都Sabrina飯店點了餐後,便選了靠窗的位置坐下,當餐點送到時,他看到窗外有兩道視線緊盯著自己桌上的美食………
原來是兩個以撿資源維生的小孩。庫瑪揮揮手要他們進來,問他們想吃什麼,男孩指了指庫瑪桌上的菜,於是庫瑪點了兩份一模一樣的餐給他們。

熱騰騰的菜送到孩子面前,妹妹卻有教養地拉拉哥哥的衣角說:
「或許我們應該先洗洗手!」於是他們都先去洗了手,然後很迅速地把眼前的美食吃完。

庫瑪看著這對兄妹的滿足的表情,心中也深深的覺得很窩心。小兄妹吃完後起身,很有禮貌的道謝後離開了。

庫瑪向服務生要了帳單,一看帳單上面沒有價錢,只寫了一句讓庫瑪熱淚盈眶的話:
「我們收銀機無法計算人性的價值」。

(中文文章來自網路)

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