A photo taken at Daecheong Lake Meditation Garden
People should be honest.
Yesterday, my daughters and I drove around the perimeter of Daecheong Lake. We were going to go to the meditation garden, but just before we got there, there was a cafe in a new three-story building, so we stopped by. We parked in the cafe's parking lot and looked around. We followed the walking path to the meditation garden, took pictures in the meditation garden, and enjoyed the view of Daecheong Lake. There were many geese, and we saw tourists feeding them corn.
We came back to the cafe, picked three drinks and two breads, paid for it, and went up to the third floor with just bread and waited for a drink.
When the buzzer rang, I went downstairs and the staff were confused because the drink I ordered did not come out. Fortunately, I brought the drink that I ordered. When I got my 3 drinks, I looked at my order and saw that I had only paid for 2 drinks and 2 breads. One drink was missing.
At this point, I could have eaten bread and drinks and left the cafe without anyone noticing, but I decided to pay extra when leaving.
I ate deliciously, went to the restroom, and went down to the first floor to pay on the way out. After paying for another drink, I looked in my wallet and realized that the card I paid with was missing. I checked all my pockets and wallet, but it was not there. I looked towards the counter and saw my card. I told the staff that that was my card. The attendant looked at the card and asked me what my name was. I told him my name, he checked the name on the card and gave it to me.
As I got in my car, I thought about what would have happened if I had walked out without paying for that one extra drink. I would have gotten home and realized late that I had forgotten my card. I would have had a lot of heartache over my forgotten card. If I had acted against my conscience, I would have greatly regretted it.
Once again, it was a moment when I realized that people need to be honest. If you try to deceive others, the punishment will come back to you.
Let's start today with honesty. Have a happy day.
A photo taken at Daecheong Lake Meditation Garden
