Don’t mistake impolite behavior with being smart|رفتار غیراخلاقی رابا,باهوش بودن اشتباه نگیر

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“49th story”

First published: July.26.2018

Shahrokh was at his friend’s house for a visit.

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His friend’s son was doing homework when the doorbell rang. His friend’s father walked in with a box of color pencils for his grandson.

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When the grandson got the gift he loudly said: “But grandpa, these colored pencils have no brand and they don’t have good quality.”

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His friend’s wife smiled and said: “See Dad, you can’t trick kids these days because they are very smart.”

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The poor grandpa didn’t know what to say.

Shahrokh didn’t like what he saw and heard so he looked at his friend’s son and said: “When I was a little boy, my grandma gifted me a broken sugar cube.

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I didn’t like it but I politely said thank you and went to my Dad and complained quietly to him; “Why did your mother give me a sugar cube as a walk-in gift. This sugar cube is worth nothing.”

And my Dad said: “When Grandma was a little girl, it was world war II and people didn’t have enough food to eat and having a piece of sugar cube was a dream.

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Grandma still believes the sugar cubes are precious and valuable because it was once her wish to have one.

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I know that we have a full jar of sugar cubes in the house but they’re just sweet. They are not caring, loving and kind sugar cubes. When someone very close to us gives us a gift, they do it out of their sweetheart, they want to show us how much they love us and that is priceless. You will never be able to find that in any store with the most expensive price.” After 40 years I never found any sugar cube as sweet as my grandma’s gifts that could make my heart and soul sweet as well.”

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127 comments ›

  2. Rainsinn
    July 26, 2018 • 12:27 pm

    It’s such a beautiful story and take away 😊👌

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  3. DutchIl
    July 26, 2018 • 12:30 pm

    Thank you for sharing and so true… in world of self-gratification, it seems the gift is more important than the feelings of why the gift were given…. 🙂

    “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa

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  4. pvcann
    July 26, 2018 • 12:35 pm

    Beautiful and instructive

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  5. hassanmosleh
    July 26, 2018 • 1:14 pm

    Beautiful indeed , I think it’s going to be interesting if you make a book of your tales! You’re stories are stunning.

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  6. Nautilus
    July 26, 2018 • 1:41 pm

    They say there are two kind of kids: the naughty ones and yours.

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  7. Professor Taboo
    July 26, 2018 • 5:08 pm

    Many, many times we often know NOT what we already have until it is gone. Perhaps never to return. Deprivation stimulates gratefulness proportionally I think. It is not so bad to be deprived sometimes of the very good things in life when it causes us to be more grateful. 🙂

    Wonderful story Laleh.

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  8. Orvillewrong
    July 26, 2018 • 5:22 pm

    The ultimate truth, learn the true value of things!

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  9. working4christtwo
    July 26, 2018 • 5:46 pm

    Wisdom is the shared “sugar cube” of LIFE.

    Thank you for this precious gift,

    May God guide our life paths,

    Patrick

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  10. Candice
    July 26, 2018 • 6:23 pm

    I must remember this story when my grandchildren seem ungrateful for the gifts they are given. Thank you.

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  11. Awa on the Road
    July 26, 2018 • 6:34 pm

    Many youngsters noweday do not understand this lesson. They have everything they need to live and not know fear, hunger or thirst. Even my daughter is so demanding, asking for another gift 5 minutes after she has already received one. I wish, I could take her to Africa where children are dying of hunger or even to close Ukraine where home war is still going on, to see with her own eyes how much she already have …

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  15. Jonathan Caswell
    July 26, 2018 • 8:58 pm

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    STORIES WITH MORALS DESERVE MORE LAURELS!

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  16. calmkate
    July 26, 2018 • 11:22 pm

    Great story with a wonderful message … be grateful and know the other’s values 🙂

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  18. righteousbruin9
    July 27, 2018 • 4:43 am

    I once received a gift that I treasured, because it came from a cousin I greatly admire. When we moved, twenty-five years later,the gift, a glass punch bowl, fell on the driveway and shattered. I still feel sorrow when I think of that. Yes, it is the person, not the item, who matters most.

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  19. padmajaramesh
    July 27, 2018 • 7:12 am

    Lovely message 💟💐👌👏

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  20. Gallivanta
    July 27, 2018 • 7:15 am

    When a small child gives us a little stone or a broken flower we say thank you and how kind of you. It should be the same for any gift from anyone.

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  21. usfman
    July 27, 2018 • 5:14 pm

    As a former teacher , my experience shows that you cannot buy off young students and expect positive results.

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  22. Paola
    July 27, 2018 • 9:46 pm

    Thank you. To share 🙂

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  23. Crissy
    July 28, 2018 • 5:28 am

    A gift that expresses love has more value than any expensive gift without love.!
    Precious story Laleh!
    ❤❤

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  24. Shayra
    July 28, 2018 • 1:35 pm

    That’s really sweet story . How you come up with such exciting , inspiring stories.
    Loved it👌

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  25. Sophia's Children
    July 28, 2018 • 11:02 pm

    Beautiful, thank you Laleh. This is a much-needed message these days, it seems!

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  26. mylilplace
    July 29, 2018 • 4:50 am

    Love this story. We live in such abundance now…and we forget to appreciate…This is such a great reminder.

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  27. inhiscare753
    August 3, 2018 • 2:38 am

    Beautiful story. Always have an attitude of gratitude, Be thankful for and in all things, treating others with kindness..

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  28. 🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊Tammy7711🌴🌺🇹🇹🌊
    August 3, 2018 • 7:44 am

    Awww ❤ now I want a sugar cube lolol!
    Lovely story!

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  29. driftyness
    August 4, 2018 • 5:10 am

    This was a good reminder, I think we’ve all had moments like that when we judge a gift based on its face value and not on why it’s being given.

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  30. www.tourismobserver.com
    August 8, 2018 • 4:41 pm

    Reblogged this on Tourism Observer.

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  32. WhyToStop
    August 10, 2018 • 11:44 pm

    That’s such a sweet story .. loved it and I liked the positive message behind this story ..great post

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  33. Anna Waldherr
    August 11, 2018 • 1:20 am

    You tell beautiful stories. ❤

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  34. natuurfreak
    August 19, 2018 • 9:57 pm

    Prachtig verhaal en soms hebben kinderen een verklaring nodig om zaken te begrijpen

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  35. Ana Daksina
    August 24, 2018 • 4:34 am

    This is lovely 😊 I’m reblogging it to my sister site “Timeless Wisdoms”

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  37. myexpressionofthoughtsblog
    September 23, 2018 • 1:09 pm

    True, today’s generation have forgotten the politeness and love of the gift given ! All are just getting old in a selfish materialistic world ! A very painful scene it is

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  38. stopociechblog
    October 22, 2018 • 7:27 pm

    It is true that gifts are of sentimental value and that was the sugar cube. I like to give gifts made by myself.

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  40. DEBASIS NAYAK
    November 2, 2020 • 9:15 am

    Beautiful story and message…

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  43. janetsm
    November 2, 2020 • 10:06 am

    This story teaches a wonderful lesson. It immediately reminded me of a situation in my own family when a grandmother gave her little grandchildren the best she could order by mail because she could not drive to get to the store. The children loved their gifts at the time, but 40 years later they look back on the “cheap” presents and resent that they were not given top quality items when they were children. It makes me so sad to see how their perspectives have changed and that now they belittle what their grandmother gave them — when she was giving them all she could.

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  44. derrickjknight
    November 2, 2020 • 10:20 am

    Born in 1942 this one really resonates

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  45. utahan15
    November 2, 2020 • 11:35 am

    placebo
    a sugar pill
    is fine
    as long
    as this secret
    you dont spill!

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  47. Cindy Georgakas
    November 2, 2020 • 12:49 pm

    Such a sweet story with a great message. We’ll never forget when my husband who i was dating at the time, came to my grandma’s many moons ago.. and she didn’t have a xmas gift for hm amd she ran in the back room and wrapped a bar of soap for him. It wasn’t soap on a rope or anyting fancy. It was plain ole Dial. We politly said thank you and had such a laugh and started a new tradition of giving the craziest gifts back and forth for years later with my cousins and it became the saving grace of our xmas holidays since it was always crazy and chaotic. Thanks for the memory. You know come to think of it, he still uses Dial soap which drives me crazy.. much like marriage. Lol.
    Have a good day Laleh! ❤️ Cindy

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    • Laleh Chini
      November 2, 2020 • 1:29 pm

      What an adorable grandmother. That’s amazing, HAHAHA. It’s nice that you made it viral in the family. LOL your husband should be chosen for the Dial soap commercials. Or maybe that’s how much respect he has for your grandmother. Stay in love. Thanks sweetheart for sharing this beautiful memory. <3<3<3

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  48. notestowomen
    November 2, 2020 • 1:28 pm

    Any gift given from the heart should be thankfully accepted and cherished.

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  49. Binte Bashir
    November 2, 2020 • 7:59 pm

    Such a beautiful story with a much new message in current times where many parents have forgotten to give these values to their children.

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  50. Crissy
    November 3, 2020 • 5:45 am

    Great message Laleh. So important for the days we live in.
    Thank you Laleh ♥️

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  52. morishige
    November 8, 2020 • 4:02 am

    Tears almost fall from my eyes… I love this one!

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