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Some people are never satisfied. They just have to find fault. Here is a little story about a person like that. Her name is Maggie.
Maggie is always complaining. If she sits near a window in a restaurant, it’s too cold. If she is in the center of the restaurant, it’s too noisy. Close to the kitchen there’s too much activity. If the table is away from the kitchen, the food comes too cold. And so on, and so on, and so on.
One time Maggie went to a wedding. Afterward she told her friend that the wedding was a big disappointment.
Her friend asked, “Was there something wrong with the ceremony?”
Maggie replied, “No, the ceremony was lovely.”
Her friend asked, “Was the food bad?”
Maggie responded, “No, the food was delicious.”
Her friend asked, “Did the band play poorly?”
Maggie replied, “No, the music was excellent.”
Her friend asked, “Was someone nasty to you.”
Maggie replied, “No, everyone was very nice to me.”
Finally her friend said, “Everything sounds so nice. Why were you disappointed?”
Maggie replied, “The bride was far too beautiful.”
If you know someone like my Maggie, you may want to tell your Maggie this story. Or maybe not.
Some people are never satisfied.
Some people are never happy with things.
They just have to find fault.
They just have to find something to complain about.
Here is a little story about a person like that.
Here’s an anecdote about a person who is like that.
Her name is Maggie.
The name of this person is Maggie.
Maggie is always complaining.
Maggie always finds fault with things.
If she sits near a window in a restaurant, it’s too cold.
If she is at a table near a window in a restaurant, it’s too chilly.
If she is in the center of the restaurant, it’s too noisy.
The center of the restaurant is too noisy for her,
Close to the kitchen there’s too much activity.
A table near the kitchen means too many people running about.
If the table is away from the kitchen, the food comes too cold.
Away from the kitchen, and the food comes too cold.
And so on, and so on, and so on.
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
One time Maggie went to a wedding.
Once Maggie was a guest at a wedding
Afterward she told her friend that the wedding was a big disappointment.
She told her friend that the wedding was a big let down.
Her friend asked, “Was there something wrong with the ceremony?”
Her friend asked, “Didn’t you like the ceremony?”
Maggie replied, “No, the ceremony was lovely.”
Maggie answered, “No, the ceremony was quite nice.”
Her friend asked, “Was the food bad?”
Her friend asked, “Was the food a disappointment?”
Maggie responded, “No, the food was delicious.”
Maggie answered: “No, the food was grade A.”
Her friend asked, “Did the band play poorly?”
Her friend asked, “Did the band do a bad job?”
Maggie replied, “No, the music was excellent.”
Maggie answered, “No, the band played very well.”
Her friend asked, “Was someone nasty to you.”
Her friend asked, “Did someone act unfriendly toward you?”
Maggie replied, “No, everyone was very nice to me.”
Maggie answered, “No, people were really friendly.”
Finally her friend said, “Everything sounds so nice. Why were you disappointed?”
Her friend finally said, “It all sounds so nice. What made the wedding a disappointment?”
Maggie replied, “The bride was far too beautiful.”
Maggie answered, “The bride was much too gorgeous.”
If you know someone like my Maggie, you may want to tell your Maggie this story.
If you know a Maggie, maybe your Maggie should hear this story.
Or maybe not.
Or perhaps not.