Sept.3, 2013 Duped#forgiveness

.The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi

Au Sable River, New York

When I walked into our rental property today, I knew something was amiss. The reservation had been for one couple using one room, and two couples greeted us with profuse praise for our house. I said nothing about the extra people, but could sense that I had surprised them with my visit. I was in the kitchen after having completed several hours of cleaning, when one of the woman approached me to explain that they had used an additional room without paying. I told her that I appreciated her honesty, and we were going to let this go because they have been steady clients. Perhaps I should have been less accepting of this deed for they intended to dupe us by using our room for free, but it felt better to leave on good terms.