A lady customer passed by a roadside vendor.

She asked her, 'How much are you selling the plantains for?'

The seller replied, '1 peso per banana, Ma'am'.

She said to her, 'I will take 6 plantains for 25 centavos each, or I will leave.'

The poor seller replied, 'Come take them at the price you want, Ma'am. Maybe this is a good beginning
because I have not been able to sell even a single banana today.'

The customer took the plantains and walked away, feeling she has won. She got into her fancy car and
went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend ordered whatever they liked. They
ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered. Then she went to pay the bill. The bill costed her 1,200
pesos. She gave 1,500 pesos and told the owner of the restaurant to keep the change.

This incident might have seemed quite normal routine to the restaurant owner, but very painful to the
poor banana seller.

The point is, why do we always show we have power when we buy from the needy ones? And why do
we get generous to those who do not really need our generosity?

I once read somewhere:

'My father used to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need
them. Sometimes he even pays in excess of the asking price. I got concerned by this act, and asked him
why does he do so? Then my father replied, "It is charity wrapped in dignity, my child”.

Please patronize the poor vendors whenever you can. Your simple act of kindness can go a long way.