Friday, September 22, 2006

Good bye, Mom ...


It looks like a sad  story.................but do continue reading to
the end!.............It a  lesson to learn..................


I was walking through the supermarket  to pick up a  few things when I noticed an old lady following me around.  Thinking nothing of it, I ignored her and continued on. Finally I went to the  checkout line, but she got in front of me.

"Pardon me," she said, "I'm  sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you  look just like my son, who just died recently."

"I'm very sorry," I said  to her, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes," she said, "As  I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, Mom?' It would make me feel so much  better."


"Sure," I said. An odd request, but no harm would come of it.  


As the old woman was leaving, I called out, "Good Bye,  Mom!"

As I stepped up to the checkout counter, I saw that my total  was

$1027.50.


"How can that be?" I asked, "I only purchased  a few things!"

"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk. 

 
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