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mannumalik
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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.
>
>"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
>
>"Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
>
>"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
>
>"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a
>thing?" the man said angrily.
>
>"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
>hour?" pleaded the little boy."If you must know, I make $20
>an hour."
>
>"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.Looking
>up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10?"
>
>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 $10
>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 $10you 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, 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 $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please
>come home early tomorrow.
>I would like to have dinner with you."
>
>Share this story with someone you like....
>But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone you love.
>
>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
>sometime with those
>who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.
>
>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 left 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 an unwise investment indeed.
>5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
>
>"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
>
>"Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
>
>"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
>
>"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a
>thing?" the man said angrily.
>
>"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
>hour?" pleaded the little boy."If you must know, I make $20
>an hour."
>
>"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.Looking
>up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10?"
>
>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 $10
>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 $10you 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, 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 $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please
>come home early tomorrow.
>I would like to have dinner with you."
>
>Share this story with someone you like....
>But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone you love.
>
>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
>sometime with those
>who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.
>
>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 left 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 an unwise investment indeed.