It is a story happened on a taiwan actress...
One day she has called a taxi after finished her photograph shooting. The fare meter showed the amount of $180 when she arrived. She paid the driver a $200 note. Taxi driver kept the note without saying any word.
According to Taiwan taxi rate, the actual charge should be the amount shown on the fare meter plus $15. Thus, the taxi driver was supposed to give her $5 back. Nevertheless, the driver has no intention to do so. After awhile she get down from the taxi without collecting her $5, since it is just a small amount.
While she was closing the door, she realised that she was actually calling a network taxi. A network taxi requires an extra $10 charge. In fact, she owed the driver $5. She quickly knocked the taxi window and passed a $5 coin to him.
After collected her coin, the taxi driver said:"Luckily you know that you were actually paying me less; otherwise, i would be thinking that even you are such a well-known actress also try to take advantage from me."
The actress was so frustrating, and told her fren that the driver should tell her earlier rather than keeping quiet. She is not stingy with the $5 at all.
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Such a misunderstanding is usually happened in our daily life, especially Asian. We always perceive that things can be settled easier if we try to be forgiveness and be tolerant with the unhappiness.
Telling the truth allow others learn from the mistake that he/she is not able to identify themselves. According to the chinese literature-- tolerance is a virtue, i think it is more adaptive to be used when you are listening to other's advises and comments. Before entering the digest stage, human has to bite and swollow the food. Similar to the matters happen around us, we have to stay calm and absorb. There are many things we can learn from, not necessary to be somebody that are high profile.
Extreme tolerant could be harmful towards friendship and relationships. It will also cause illness. Choose a right time and right attitude to deliver your idea, treat whoever that are forthright to you nicely. Acceptance allows change.
