The Ruined Pants
His wife wondered silently why he was in such a good mood
His wife asked him about his day as she prepared his food
And so he happily told to her the story of his day
And so his anger poured forth, and he had this to say:
The bagel store guy dropped my drink, spilling coffee when he tripped
The deli store guy dropped my food, ruined my sandwich when he slipped
My work day was mundane, no unusual events
It was a normal day, neither laid-back nor intense
But while I was driving home, my front tire got a flat
But on my return commute, I hit a nail and that was that
Yankel, the repair guy, was in quite a good mood
Yankel, the repair guy, was crabby and quite rude
He fixed my flat in no time and sent me on my way
He said he was off-duty, come back another day
On my way home I saw Shimon, so I gave him a lift
I started my long walk home, feeling very miffed
We schmoozed as we drove home, and I mentioned our daughter
On the long walk in the rain home, I was splashed with dirty water
I tripped and tore my new suit pants, and gave my knee a bad scratch
Yankel, the repair guy had been upbeat all day long
These famed words of the wisest of all men are true in so many ways
The story above is fictional, perhaps a bit unsophisticated
But the value of kindnesses that you do cannot be overstated
Everyone here is human; we all have our bad days
That you still come to cheer up others is worthy of our praise
May all of us be zoche to tranquility and peace