A man came home from work late, 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.
"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.
"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. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was furious. "If the only reason you want 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. 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. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's questioning. How dare he 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. May be 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.
"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. 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.
"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. "Daddy, I have $20.00 now... Can I buy an hour of your time?"
It's so sad but has a truth to it. We have become so fixated on money and wealth that our children are paying the price.
Someone once wrote, "A child spells love T-I-M-E." I think it's true.
This life is a test, and test means there r winners and lossers as all tests.
The result of this test comes out after death, the winners will win forever and live forever in Paradise.
This life is a test, and test means there r winners and lossers as all tests.
The result of this test comes out after death, the winners will win forever and live forever in Paradise.
Wow, too true. Great story by the way, really makes you think. I'm a newlywed by the way and for the longest time I worried about the status of my kids when I finally have some.
you would be so surprised how clever children are some of the things they come out with is mad!
however true or not, this story is based on truth, we do spend to much time worrying about money, instead of the finer things in life.
Allah blessed me, so i can afford to stay at home in our own privately owned home with my children all day everyday, i know others are not blessed in the same way, and for that im truely greatful! But i know that others who have to work to keep their children clothed fed and watered miss their babies something terrible, and wish they could spend more time with them! so please be aware 99.999999999% of the time not spending enough time with them is not through choice. but its to line their lives for a better future.
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