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 in 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 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 like to have dinner with you." The father
was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for
his forgiveness.
LESSON
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 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.
Some things are more important too.Like taking
care of your family and taking time to listen to your kids concerns.May
God help you
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