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 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 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.
