A small touching story mainly for professionals...
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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.
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>SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
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>DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
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>SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
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>DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
>the man said angrily.
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>SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
>hour?"
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>DAD: "If you must know, I make USD$100 an hour."
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>SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.
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>SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow USD$50?"
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>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 work hard everyday for such this
>childish behavior."
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>The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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>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?
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>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
>USD$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.
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>"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.
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>"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
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>"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the
>man..
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>"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the
>USD$50 you asked for."
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>The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He
>yelled.
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>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.
>
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>"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father
>grumbled.
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>"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.
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>"Daddy, I have USD$100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
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>Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with
>you."
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>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 USD$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 & 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.
>
>
>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?" 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 USD$100 an hour."
>
>
>SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.
>
>
>SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow USD$50?"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>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 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
>USD$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.
>
>"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
>USD$50 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 USD$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 USD$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 & 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.
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