Is It Worth a Buck?
The young dad in front of me at Subway was taking the orders
from his daughters and relaying them to the sandwich makers. It seemed like a
close knit family and his three daughters were beautiful enough for me to
compliment him on his brood.
The younger girls wanted the smaller "kids meal" sandwich, but the 12 year old had out grown that portion and wanted a 6 inch sub. As she observed the sandwiches being made she saw the two kids sandwiches and a foot long sandwich, so she asked her dad if he had ordered hers. The dad motioned to his daughter to be quiet. It was then that it became apparent that he was going to get a foot long and split it with her and didn't want to have to be charged for 2 separate sandwiches. The simple hand gesture requesting her not to ask any questions said a great deal.
To his daughter it said the he was doing something wrong, so don't bring it up. I feel that if he had been honest and said, "We are going to share the footlong." The restaurant workers would not have cared, but his response made it look as if he was guilty of doing something wrong.
Little things like that can teach his children to lie if it suits their needs. I don't think that's what he wanted to do; he just wanted to save a little cash. A dollar is not worth the consequences.
Our words and example always speak volumes to those who are watching. What is the message that you want to send to your observers?
Acts 23:1 Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, “Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”
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