A young man secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars from the business where he was employed. When the shortage was discovered, the senior partner called the young man to his office.
Immediately he knew he would be fired and sent to prison.
His employer asked the worried man if he was guilty. He replied that he was. Then the executive surprised him.
“If I keep you in your present capacity, can I trust you in the future?” he asked.
“Yes, sir, you surely can. I’ve learned my lesson,” replied the astonished employee.
His boss must have detected the repentant man’s sincerity. “I’m not going to press charges and you can continue in your present responsibility,” he said. Then he added, “I think you ought to know, however, that you are the second man in this firm who succumbed to temptation but was shown leniency. I was the first. What you have done, I did. The mercy you are receiving, I received.”
Isn’t it true that those who love best are those who know best that they are loved? Those who forgive best are those who are forgiven.
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