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 it is?' 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, '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 t 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 and 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 saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out h is 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. 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 $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.
四影哥要负责，在这佳节前夕，高高兴兴来给你祝贺的，都要呜呜，四影哥该罚，罚你下一帖唱个拿手的搞笑歌:-)
不然，后悔不及啊，
工作、钱财，一切均在亲情之后，
Let me go home
Let me go home
Let me go home
Let me go home
Let me go home
Let me go home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
回复葱花儿的评论:
对我来说，有些东西是不可挽回的。再想回到从前多陪女儿已经是不可能了。葱花还有足够的时间，羡慕啊。
回复月儿的评论:
非常理解月儿的心情，也相信月儿的小宝宝一定过得非常幸福。从她的歌声，背单词里已经看出来了。
我想，这也是我不愿意过早送女儿上daycare的原因之一；
我自己的童年并不幸福，所以想尽可能的给女儿多一些爱，多一些快乐。就算多辛苦也不舍得送回国给老人帮忙带，看着她在我身边一天天健康成长，是我最大的满足。