I thought this was touching and just had to share it with everyone.


*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?" **

SON : "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask
such a thing?"

SON : "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much
do you make an hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."

SON : "Oh**!** (with his head down). **

SON : "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"

The father was furious.

DAD: "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
$ 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.

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. *

This world deffinately needs to take more time in family matters...

Great post!

Thougt provoking post. Wonder if we aspire to be worth a minimum wage parent or a millionaire?

A good reminder that a child wants nothing more than your time and devotion. Nice post.

I was one of those dad's. Took Gwen's cancer to teach us both what was really important.

that was nice oldsage

omg that actually made me cry a little

that was so sweet :( and so true.

Thats great colleen!!!!

I hate having to work all the time when I want to be w/ my kids....

its hard but we have to work to keep a roof, clothing, and food. i would much rather be with my kids in the park or swimming than stuck working