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.
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