Roy, a successful 24-year-old software developer, planned to propose to his girlfriend Karen at their favorite restaurant. Everything seemed perfect until a new waiter handed him a note: “Don’t drink the wine! The police are on their way!” Confused, Roy played along, only to have Karen arrested minutes later. The waiter had secretly warned him—Karen was married to a man involved in robberies, and the two had been using Roy as their next target.
The waiter, who had recognized Karen from a previous robbery, saved Roy by alerting the police. Karen and her husband were caught and sentenced to prison. Roy, though hurt by the betrayal, was thankful for the waiter’s intervention. He later rewarded him generously.
The lesson: Evil doesn’t go unpunished, and sometimes doing the right thing can save others from harm.