A man came home from work late,
tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
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 RM.100 an
hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied,
with his head down.
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow
RM.50?"
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 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 RM.50 and he really didn't ask for money very often.
The man went to the door of the little
"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 RM.50 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 RM.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 RM.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.
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