Post #10819

A woman from Pune keeps Paying guests. She has her own ancestral house, which has 10-12 large rooms. Each room has 3 beds. They also serve delicious food, which is loved by everyone. Many working people & students live in there as PG's. Everyone gets breakfast & dinner, with packed lunches for those who need it. But this woman has a strange rule. Food is cooked there for only 28 days in a month. Everyone has to eat out for the remaining 2-3 days. Cooking is not allowed in the kitchen there either. The kitchen is also open only for 28 days. Remaining days, it's closed! I asked the lady as to why this strange rule! Why is your kitchen open only for 28 days? She said we only charge for food for 28 days. So the kitchen runs only for 28 days. I asked. "Why don't you change this strange rule?" She said, "No, rules are rules! Again, one day, I asked her why this strange rule of 28 days. This time, she answered: "You don't know, brother, initially this was not the rule. I used to cook & feed them with love. But their complaints never stopped. Sometimes this deficiency, sometimes that deficiency, always dissatisfied, always criticizing... So, out of frustration, I made this rule of 28 days. Eat here for 28 days & eat out for the remaining 2-3 days. In those 3 days, they remember me. The value of flour & lentils is known. You know how expensive but inferior food is available outside? They understand my value in these 3 days. So now, in the remaining 28 days, they do not complain & enjoy the food that is served to them. The habit of too much comfort makes a person dissatisfied & lazy.