~~~"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 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 $50 an hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied with his head down.
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $25?"

The father was furious and said very sternly, "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, an d 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, seeing 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.

**Let this serve as a 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** Very Happy

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