How much do you earn? – Meaningful Story, Message…..
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 Rs.100 an hour.”
SON: “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: “Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?”
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.The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs.50 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. Here’s the Rs.50 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 Rs.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.
A reminder to all of us 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…
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Children are a gift to be treasured, yet they rarely get theloving attention or time they deserve. We pay less for childcare per hour than we would for any other thing we buy! What value does that give a child, no wonder they never learn to care for others and become disassociated – they have good teachers!
*tears*
for all the Parents out there please spend time with your children and build an open relationship with them <3 we kids may not ask for it desperately but from inside we really need some one who can be our GUARDIAN ANGEL O:) But we can't let you in if you're not understanding and humble when it comes to your children. This story is an example about what I'm talking about. <3 Please read it…
a very touching story…
WOW :”(
Just a reminder to all parents out there…before it’s too late!
“TIME is how you make it & your choice on how to spend it”.
Time is precious<3
Lesson for the parents.. Money can’t buy precious moments for your kids;p
Touching!
Beautiful and very touching.
Parents put so much effort on making money..well that’s for their child only and to craft a better future for him/her.Indeed they must pay attention to their child but in this fast paced world everyone finds it difficult.
Children should be taught the complexities behind this so that parents are not blemished……And in the long run when children would grow up they will realize this fact by both of the reasons. First that they have got much more than their parents had.And second that they are also dealing with the same situation.