A Nice Reminder - This is a good one and a wake up
call to some of us!!!
A
man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son
waiting for him at the door.
SON :
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD:
"Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON :
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD:
"That's none of your business. Why do you ask
such a thing?"
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! (with his head down).
SON :
"Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD:
"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: Maybe 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.
DAD:
"Are you asleep, son?"
SON :
"No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD:
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier.
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.
SON :
"Oh, thank you daddy! "
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.
DAD:
"Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
SON :
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of
your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would l ike 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.
Remember to share at least $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 and 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.
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