Or in Malay: Rezeki Jangan Ditolak
How would you feel if someone paid for your food? Would you obligingly accept or insist that you repay them?
My mom and dad and myself (oh, Ash too) had a hearty lunch this afternoon at one of our favourite local restaurants. We even tapau-ed a lot of cakes and snacks. When it came to pay, the cashier told me that it had been paid for. Even all the tapau stuff we ordered at the last moment. There was this awkward moment of thinking 'heh?' and wondering what to do. It turned out, one of mom's friend who was also there told the cashier that he would pay for our tab. Mom told me to go and thank him (she always does this to me). I was like, 'Na-uhh! He's your friend. You talk to him..' Thankfully, he walked over and dad tried to repay him but he wouldn't accept. Apparently, this thing of people paying for their food has been happening quite often. To which I just said, Syukur! Rezeki jangan ditolak. (Don't reject your offerings). Enjoy them whilst they are offered. And be grateful.
So we went home that day, tummies full, slightly perplexed and still with a bunch of tapau-ed cake to spare.
How would you feel if someone paid for your food? Would you obligingly accept or insist that you repay them?
My mom and dad and myself (oh, Ash too) had a hearty lunch this afternoon at one of our favourite local restaurants. We even tapau-ed a lot of cakes and snacks. When it came to pay, the cashier told me that it had been paid for. Even all the tapau stuff we ordered at the last moment. There was this awkward moment of thinking 'heh?' and wondering what to do. It turned out, one of mom's friend who was also there told the cashier that he would pay for our tab. Mom told me to go and thank him (she always does this to me). I was like, 'Na-uhh! He's your friend. You talk to him..' Thankfully, he walked over and dad tried to repay him but he wouldn't accept. Apparently, this thing of people paying for their food has been happening quite often. To which I just said, Syukur! Rezeki jangan ditolak. (Don't reject your offerings). Enjoy them whilst they are offered. And be grateful.
So we went home that day, tummies full, slightly perplexed and still with a bunch of tapau-ed cake to spare.
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