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?
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the father was furious
dad:if the only reason you asked, so that you can borrow some money to buy some silly toy or some other nonsense, then march yourself straight to your room and go to bed.think about why you are being so selfish.i work hard ever day for such money to be earned.
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 asked such questions only to get some money?after about an hour or so,the man had calmed down, and started to think maybe there something he really needed to buy with that $50 and he rarely ask for money.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 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 loour lifeloked 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.
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the father was crushed. he put his arms around his little son, and begged for 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 closed to our hearts. do you remember to share that $100 worth of your time with someone you love?. if we get fire tomorrow, the company that we worked for can easily replace us in a matter of days.but the family and friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of lives. and come to think of it, we pour over selves more into work than to our family.somethings are more important.
thank you for reading and have a glorious day.
