It’s never too late to do the right thing or ask for forgiveness. A story has surfaced about a customer who wanted to make things right about a crime they committed 13 years ago. According to a story of a pizza owner, location unknown, he received a letter in the mail last week, which read:
"Back in 2002 I bounced a check at your pizza shop. I was going through a very difficult time financially and was at the end of my rope. I had no money and a hungry child at home, so I wrote a check that I knew would not be honored by my bank. I'm not making excuses for my behavior, just applying some context. I think of this often and I am incredibly ashamed and embarrassed at my behavior. I have visited your store several times in the last few years and have always wanted to confess and ask you to forgive me, but I have not been able to summon up the courage, so I just eat my pizza and leave. I have worked hard and built up a solid business over the last decade and feel that it is my responsibility to remedy this situation. I hope there are no hard feelings. I've enclosed a money order for $54.39. I came to this amount by assuming the original order was $20 and then adding 8% interest compounded yearly for the last 13 years. Thank you."
You can imagine the pizza parlor owner was pretty shocked. He stated that he is putting up a sign in his restaurant acknowledging that he received the letter and forgives the customer.
I’ve heard of other stories similar to this one, in which a person wants to “right” the situation. Perhaps they’ve carried that guilt for a period of time and want a clear conscience. Others make the atonement on their death bed or knowing that their time is limited on this planet. But whatever the case, it’s never too late to do the right thing. A big person will take responsibility for their actions.
(Story source Reddit.com)
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