When we truly care for someone, we will often step outside of our comfort zone in order to make sure that they are cared for in the best way possible. Doing so is often a matter of selfishness and we would expect that the person who did it would be rewarded in some way or another. At times, however, the reward for a kind deed is just knowing that we did a good thing. In the following joke, however, doing something kind resulted in a benefit that nobody could have expected.
A married couple were in a terrible accident in which the woman’s face was severely burned.
The doctor told the husband that they couldn’t graft any skin from her body because she was too thin. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin.
However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honour their secret.
After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman’s new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty!
One day, she was alone with her husband, and she was overcome with emotion at his sacrifice.
She said, “Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. There is no way I could ever repay you.”
“My darling,” he replied, “Think nothing of it. I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.”
