A Life Lesson

NOTE: Here Cherry referrs to me and I have used Cherry to make story more interesting.

Cherry was very happy as finally after a long time she was going on holidays with her family in Bangalore. The bags were packed and cherry and her parents were very excited for the holidays. The next day, cherry and her parents were all set to leave for Bangalore. They reached the airport and sat in the airplane. And they flied for Bangalore. Cherry and her family reached Bangalore in the night. They went to the hotel and decided to have their favourite dinner. The family kept all their luggage in their hotel room and sat on the table for dinner. Cherry's father ordered the food. Cherry and her parents started eating their food. Cherry ate only half food and left all the vegetables mixed up. Soon a conversation starts:

Cherry's mom: Cherry!! Finish your food!

Cherry: But my stomach is full!!

Cherry's dad: So you should take how much food you need to fill your stomach not more than that!

Mom: Yes!! Now if you have taken extra food so complete it!

Cherry: No! No! No! What will happen if only such little amount of food will get wasted?

Mom: Cherry you're wrong!! Every grain of food is as precious as a diamond. Imagine if this world ran out of food? How we will stay alive?

Cherry: We are alive now that is more than enough! 

Saying this Cherry ran to her hotel room and started playing video games. In the late night, Cherry was not feeling sleepy so she decided to take a walk in the hotel's garden. While Cherry was walking in the garden, near the hotel's main gate Cherry saw a girl with torn and dirty clothes eating the leftover food of the guests of the hotel which is mostly thrown out. Cherry went to that girl. And conversation between them starts:

Cherry: Why are you eating the leftover food of people?

Girl: Because I don't have money to buy food and that's why I don't have food to fill my stomach.

Cherry: Why? Your parents don't give you food?

Girl: I don't have parents!

Cherry: What!! What's your name?

Girl: I don't know my name.

Cherry: So sad! So everyday you eat leftovers?

Girl: Yes but sometimes I don't get leftovers also, so I need to beg people for food or money and then also if I don't get food then I sleep empty stomach!

Cherry was in tears. She immediately ran to her room and brought everything which she bought for herself like biscuits and cookies and chocolates. When cherry's parents heard someone running they woke up and saw that cherry's going somewhere. They followed Cherry. Cherry gave the cookies and chocolates and biscuits to the girl and said, " Take this eat!! I'm here in this hotel for some days. Till then you come in this hotel and have food with me and my parents." The girl thanked Cherry and ate the biscuits and chocolates and said" It's very tasty! I'm eating it for the first time." Saying this the girl went her home the footpath but not with empty stomach!! Cherry's parents were watching everything. They went near cherry and gave her a big hug. Cherry aplologized her mom for her mistake and said," I'm sorry mom. I didn't know that people like that girl are also there. But I promise from today I'll never waste food. " Cherry's parents smiled. Cherry now understood that each and every grain of food is precious. Cherry was happy that she learnt a life lesson but also sad for people like that poor girl.