18/10/2012
SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the
man.
SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an
hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business. Why
do you ask such a thing?” the man said
angrily.
SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me,
how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “If you must know, I make $ 100 an
hour.”
SON: “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his
head down.
SON: “Daddy, may I please borrow $ 50?”
The father was furious, “If the only reason
you asked that is so you can borrow some
money to buy a silly toy or some other
nonsense, then you march yourself straight
to your room and go to bed. Think about
why you are being so selfish. I work hard
everyday for such this childish behavior.”
The little boy quietly went to his room and
shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even
angrier about the little boy’s questions.
How dare he ask such questions only to get
some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had
calmed down and started to think: May be
there was something he really needed to
buy with that $ 50 and he really didn't ask
for money very often. The man went to
the door of the little boy’s room and
opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?”
He asked.
“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy..
“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard
on you earlier” said the man.
“It’s been a long day and I took out my
aggravation on you. Here’s the $ 50 you
asked for.”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh,
thank you daddy!” He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled
out some crumpled up bills. The man saw
that the boy already had money, started to
get angry again. The little boy slowly
counted out his money, and then looked
up at his father..
“Why do you want more money if you
already have some?” the father grumbled.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I
do,” the little boy replied.
“Daddy, I have $ 100 now. Can I buy an
hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow I would
like to have dinner with you”
The father was crushed. He put his arms
around his little son, and he begged for his
forgiveness.
It’s just a short reminder to all of you
working so hard in life. We should not let
time slip through our fingers without
having spent some time with those who
really matter to us, those close to our
hearts.
Do remember to share that $100 worth of
your time with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we
are working for could easily replace us in a
matter of days.
But the family friends we leave behind will
feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And
come to think of it, we pour ourselves
more into work than to our family..!! ♥
