A wise father teaches his 15-year-old son the importance of kindness and respect after he overhears him yelling at a visually impaired woman at a bakery.
Throughout his life, Steve Morrison worked hard and became pretty successful. So his son Luke never missed out on anything and had more privilege than most of his friends. While some people would use that to advance their lives, Luke took everything for granted.
One day Steve was on the way home with Luke after school when he got an urgent call from his partner about a case. Steve was a lawyer at a firm called Case Paramount in South Philadelphia, which he and his partner Morris had started right after graduating from college.
Steve stopped by a bakery to talk to Morris | Photo: Shutterstock
As Steve jumped on the call, he pulled the car over by a nearby bakery and began sifting through a set of documents in his briefcase. “Yes, Morris, I found the papers. Is the client coming today?”
“He hasn’t booked an appointment yet, Steve, but the case looks a bit complicated. Do you think we can take it up?”
“We have to, Morris. This case is really important for our firm. In fact, I have gone through the case files roughly, and it looked pretty intriguing. Also, I was wondering if….” Just as Steve was about to tell Morris something important, Luke interrupted him. “I’m hungry, dad. Can I just go to the bakery? I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Steve silently motioned for Luke to keep quiet, but the boy wouldn’t stop. “Come on, dad! You know my summer vacation start tomorrow, and mom won’t let me eat out. I have to face the wrath of her healthy diet. Anyway, you’re busy on a call! What the hell am I supposed to do here?”
Steve gave Luke some money so he could pay for his food at the bakery | Photo: Pexels
Tired of telling the boy to be quiet, Steve eventually gave up and handed him a few dollar bills from his wallet.
“Just hold on for a sec, Morris,” he said on the call then instructed Luke not to buy anything with peanuts because the boy was allergic to it. Luke nodded to his father and dashed into the bakery.
“Welcome, sir! I’m Madison. How may I help you?” the shop assistant asked Luke with a smile.
