The little old couple walked slowly into McDonalds that cold winter
evening. They looked out of place amid the young families and young
couples eating there that night.Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what
the
admirers were thinking. “Look, there is a couple who has been through a
lot
together, probably for 60 years or more!”The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his
order
with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a
table
near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was
one
hamburger, one order of french fries and one drink. The little old man
unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed
one
half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the french
fries,
divided them in two piles
and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the
drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to
get
restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking. “That poor old
couple. All they can Afford is one meal for the two of them.” As the man
began to eat his french fries one young man stood and came over to the
the
old couples table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old
couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They
were
used to sharing everything. Then the crowd
noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there
watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the
drink.Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them
something to eat. This time the lady explained that no, they were
used to
sharing everything together. As the little old man finished eating and
was
wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no
longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some
food.
After being politely refused again he finally asked a question of the
little old lady.“Maam, why aren’t you eating. You said that you share everything. What
is
it that you are waiting for?” She answered, “the teeth”.