I am sorry⁵

The other day I went shopping and I bought a few things. At one store I asked a saleslady for a shopping bag. She said I had to pay twenty cents extra.

I asked, “Are you Hawaiian or Japanese?”

She said, “I am Japanese, and I am sorry I asked you for twenty cents extra.”

She gave me the bag and wouldn’t take the twenty cents from me. Afterwards, I got a few more things. As I was going out, she followed me and said very fast, “I am sorry.”

From:Sri Chinmoy,I love shopping, part 1, Agni Press, 1985
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