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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 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 Rs.100 an hour."

SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.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 Rs.50

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
Rs.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 Rs.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.


Do remember to share that Rs.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.
But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest
of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into
work than to our family.

Posted by dr1life on 2008-05-13 17:20:07 | Rating: n/a | Views: 68


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Posted by
VarahnTet
on 2008-05-13 17:23:11
 
That was very heartbreaking yet wonderful at the same time.

A good story for us all to read!

~Tet~
 
 

Posted by
EasyToSay
on 2008-05-13 17:24:40
 
and oldie but a good one to remind us what is really important in life..... our children.
 
 

Posted by
lastblastkl
on 2008-05-13 18:45:09
 
i loved this post....brought tears to my eyes...we should all read it and take it to heart for sure...k
 
 

Posted by
anotherdaze
on 2008-05-13 19:31:36
 
Thats so sad! I can really see children wishing they had enough money to keep their parents home for some attention! My husband is gone 4 days a week. And he is the happy parent so I know it is hard on them. It is hard on me too. At least they usually do get the weekends with him. Lots of kids don't get that!
 
 

Posted by
sharetheword
on 2008-05-13 23:04:27
 
There was a time a number of years ago when my husband began to think about this. He read in the Bible that fathers should teach their sons. He began to think that he sent his children to a Christian school and he took them to church, but there was never time to teach them himself. Within the next year we heard about homeschooling and spent the following 13 years investing ourselves in our kids. Now they are grown and we are a very close family enjoying each other. My husband meets each of his sons for lunch on a regular basis - now man to man.
 
 

Posted by
GhostOfDerekD0min0
on 2008-05-14 07:34:28
 
Tet really said it all - - heartbreaking, and wonderful.
 
 


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