WHAT 'F A M I L Y' STANDS FOR !!
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"
Daddy: "Yeah sure, what it is?"
Son: "Dad, how much do you make an hour"
Daddy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing? "that man
said angrily.
Son: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
Daddy: "I make Rs. 500 an hour"
"Oh", the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up,
he said, "Dad, may I please borrow Rs.300?"
The father was furious, "if the only reason you asked that is so you can
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march
yourself
to your room and go to bed. Think 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:
May be there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs. 300 and
he
really didn't ask for money very often!"
The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door. "Are
you
sleep, son?" He asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, may be 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
Rs.300
you asked for.
The little boy sat straight up, smiling "oh thank you dad!" He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some more crippled up notes.
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 his father.
"Why do you want money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.
"Daddy I have Rs. 500 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come
home
early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.
MORAL:
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. If
we
die tomorrow, the company that we are working for, could easily replace
us
in a matter of days. But the family & 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. An unwise investment indeed.
You know what's the full expansion of FAMILY?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I)
(L)OVE (Y)OU.
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