$50 an hour?
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.'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 anhour 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.
~~ From my house to yours ~~
'The light of God surrounds us.
The love of God enfolds us. The power of God protects us.
The presence of God watches over us.
Wherever we are God is and all is well.
