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 an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started

To think: Maybe there was something he really neede d 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 repl ied. '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 s lip 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.