Sunday, November 2, 2008
Can I Borrow $25?
A man came home from work late, lethargic and irritated. He finds his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?" the son asked.
"Sure, what is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" the boy questioned.
"That's none of your concern! Why do you ask such a thing?" The man said angrily.
"I just want to know, please tell me, daddy." the innocent boy answered.
"Okay, if you have to know, I earn $50 an hour." the father told him.
"Oh..." the boy said, with his head down.
"Can I please borrow $25 from you?" the son, then, asked.
The father grew furious.
"If it's because you asked that is so you can borrow money to get a silly toy or some other nonsense, then march yourself straight to your room and get to bed. Think about your selfishness. I don't work everyday to entertain such childish requests" the father screamed.
The disappointed little boy bowed his head down, silently, walked to his room and closed his door.
The man sat down and got angrier as he continued thinking about the questions his son had asked. After an hour, the man had calmed down.
"Maybe there's something he really needed to buy with the money. He doesn't ask for money very often." the father thought.
He went to his son's bedroom.
"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 $25 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling happily. "Oh, thank you daddy!" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled money.
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 need more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough..! But now I do!" The little boy answered."Daddy, I have $50 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 torn apart. He put his arms around his young son, and begged for his forgiveness.
Everyone is busy earning money. Neglecting the people who cares and loves you. We shouldn't let time slip by our fingers without spending quality time with those who matters a lot to us. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. ThomasLink me if you are going to repost this. It took me time to post it up. Hehe...!
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