A
Bowl of Chili
A
homeless man walks into a diner with enough change for a cup of coffee.
Seated
next to him at the counter, was a well-dressed man with a bowl of
chili in
front of him. A few minutes later, finishing his cup of coffee,
the homeless
man begins to notice that the stranger next to him is not
eating his chili,
but rather just staring at it, looking confused and
disoriented. Not having
eaten in two days, the homeless man asks the
stranger: "Sir, I'm cold
and hungry and haven't eaten in days. If you're
not going to eat your chili,
do you mind if I have it?" With little
acknowledgement, the stranger
simply shoves the bowl in his direction.
Minutes later, the homeless man,
having nearly finished the entire bowl of
chili, discovers, in the bottom
of the bowl - a small pile of dog turds.
Immediately, the homeless man becomes
sick and vomits the chili back into
the bowl. Finally, the stranger seated
next to him turned to him and said
"I know how you feel, buddy. That's
about as far as I got, too."