Thursday, March 7

An hour for family; bitter truth for an employee

True story that reckon your life..

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?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "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 $ 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.
DAD: "Are you asleep, son?"
SON: "No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too
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 looked 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."
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 $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 and 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.
Some things are more important.


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