can i borrow $25 please??

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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 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 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 $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.
> >>>> >
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