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.'
T! he little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you
daddy!' he yell ed. 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 taxi 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.
So touching, I cried. Man are always so stingy with time for his
loved one.