An old woman asked me for 1,500 naira for these bananas… but I gave her 5,000 instead. You should have seen her reaction.
I saw these beautiful, big, naturally ripened bananas by the roadside in a village and stopped to buy some.
I asked the old woman, who looked old enough to be my grandmother, “Mama, how much?”
She pointed at the biggest bunch, the one in the picture, and said, 1,000.”
The other one was 500.
I was honestly surprised. Such big, beautiful bananas for just 1,500 altogether?
I looked at this elderly woman and thought about how hard she must have worked to sit there selling bananas.
Yes, 1,500 was the price she gave me. But in my heart, I knew I couldn’t just take everything and walk away after paying such a small amount.
So I gave her 5,000.
The look on her face when she realized I wasn’t asking for change… I will never forget it.
And let me tell you, these bananas tasted SO good! 😋 You could tell from the taste and texture that they were naturally ripened.
Sometimes, it’s not about how much something costs.
Sometimes, it’s about seeing the person behind the price. ❤️