One day, a father was doing some work and his son came and asked, "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" Father said, "Yeah sure, what is it?" So his son asked, "Dad, how much do you make an hour?" Father got a bit upset and said, "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" Son said, "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" So, father told him, "I make Rs. 500 per hour."
"Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, "Dad, may I please borrow Rs. 300?" The father furiously said, "if the only reason you asked about my pay is so that you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march yourself to your room and go to bed. Think why you are being selfish. I work hared every day and do not like this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man say down and started to get even angrier about the little boys questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the father had calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs. 300 and he really and he really didn't ask for money very often!" The man went to the door of his sons room and opened the door. "Are you asleep, son?"He asked. "No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. "Iv'e been thinking, maybe I was to hard on you earlier", said the father. "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you, Here's the Rs. 300 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes. The father, 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 money if you already had some?" the father grumbled. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy I have Rs. 500 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 dumb stuck.
Moral: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. 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.
From: postsforall.com
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