Share Your Time
--Author Unknown
--Author Unknown
A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated,
to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy,
may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied
the man.
to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy,
may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied
the man.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour? "That's none
of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?" the man
said angrily.
of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?" the man
said angrily.
"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make
an hour?" pleaded the little boy. "If you must know, I make
$20.00 an hour." "Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed.
an hour?" pleaded the little boy. "If you must know, I make
$20.00 an hour." "Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed.
Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was furious. "If the only reason you wanted to
know how much money I make is just so you can borrow
some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed.
know how much money I make is just so you can borrow
some 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're being so selfish. I work long, hard
hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even madder about the
little boy's questioning. How dare him ask such questions
only to get some money.
little boy's questioning. How dare him ask such questions
only to get some money.
After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started
to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe
there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00,
and he really didn't ask for money very often.
to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe
there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00,
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.
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 my aggravation
out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "Oh, thank you daddy!"
he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some
more crumpled up bills.
he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some
more crumpled up bills.
The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then
looked up at the man.
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then
looked up at the man.
"Why did you want more money if you already had some?" the
father grumbled. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,"
the little boy replied.
father grumbled. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,"
the little boy replied.
"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"
Our time is the most precious gift we can give one another...
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Comments: 26
Thanks Danielle.
-Mark