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Can I borrow $25?
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 it is?' 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 $50
an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied,
with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow
$25?'
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 don't
work hard everyday for such childish
frivolities.' 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 $25.00 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 $25
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 $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 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 $50 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 hours. But the
family & friends we leave behind
will feel the loss for the rest of
their lives.
