[AT] Can I borrow $25 ????????? Great story...... worth the read
John Grant
jfgrant at zoomon.net
Sun Dec 16 16:52:47 PST 2007
Too good not to share....
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'v e 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.
"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world
but does not feel good in your heart, then it is not success at
all"!!!!!
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