Thursday, January 07, 2010
Friends, I think I've never been thorough anything as touching as this one. To be honest, I was almost in tears after reading this one. Yes, this is just a small story but it touches lives of many. A must read for every professional and of course for everyone.
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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.
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 Rs.100 an hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.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 Rs.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 Rs.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 Rs.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.
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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. It is a lesson for each and every one of us. Do not ever forget your loved ones. Love them like anything. Don't let them feel alone and ignored. Get closer to them, talk to them and make them happy all the times.
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January 7, 2010 2:58 PM
A very touching story indeed Aswani :) . We work hard to earn money for our loved ones so that we can buy things for their comfort......... but we forget that money cannot buy everything. Little pleasures which we get by spending some quality with our family can't be bought by money.
It is a lesson for every one that we should spend some time with our loved ones, as you have said don't let time slip through our fingers....
January 7, 2010 4:33 PM
Kudos Shabnam..Excellent thoughts:-D
January 7, 2010 9:43 PM
really touching story... These days, we usually spent most of the time to get more and more money but forget our precious family.. :)
nice!
January 8, 2010 6:29 AM
you're right, it's a remarkable post! a reminder to people that they are giving most of their time for their love ones but loving those love ones less in doing so...
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January 8, 2010 9:46 AM
Thanks Ame...Yes, you are correct. We need to have more time with our family :)
January 8, 2010 9:48 AM
Thanks Jennie for your kind words. hey, don't worry..I will be visiting your blog for sure. no probs..have a nice day and keep in touch :)
January 8, 2010 11:38 AM
Indeed its a good lesson :) I had read this some time back ..
January 8, 2010 12:55 PM
After such a long time..Thanks for your comment :)
January 8, 2010 11:11 PM
Great post to start the year with and a timely reminder too for us all. Working adults tend to be caught in a similar situation all the time. I too had almost a similar experience altho' my son didn't mention about money but the message was quite similar. What have we become? a modern day slavering for the employers? Fortunately i'm not in that category anymore. To those who are still, please do consider your family and most important thing, YOUR health. There's no need to work TOO hard, work smart will do or better still try not to work for others, be your own boss and then you'll be in a better position to decide on what's best for you. Spare some good time for your own family as these are the people who's going to care for you & swim with you in good & bad times. Happy new year to all.
January 9, 2010 12:01 AM
Thanks bro. Really well expressed thoughts. And I agree to whatever you wrote. Happy new year to you as well :)
January 9, 2010 1:00 AM
Wow! Great posting man. I am impressed with your work. You did an excellent work. I like your work & think that others will also like it.
Keep up the good work. :)
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January 9, 2010 3:04 AM
The first thing that comes to mind is the song if tomorrom never comes this is truely a touching story i wonder was that little boy you thanks for touching our hearts
January 9, 2010 5:58 AM
Hello Aswani..It's indeed a very touching story. It made me have tears on my eyes while reading. Nways, I had a wonderful 2009 my friend. How about you??
January 9, 2010 8:44 AM
Thanks Nick. first visit..right? Glad to see you here:)
January 9, 2010 8:46 AM
Thanks bro. Hope you are well. Keep in touch:)
January 9, 2010 8:54 AM
Thanks Vicy for dropping by and appreciating this story. IC..well, I had a mixed 2009. Nothing special. But I did enjoy one thing - Blogging;) Hoping to continue the same for this year also. Best wishes to you for the new year 2010 :)
January 10, 2010 7:04 AM
Great story! Keep it up and more power to your blog!
January 10, 2010 9:00 AM
Thanks:-D
January 12, 2010 5:27 PM
This is awesome... it shows that we all have a responsibility to build a strong financial background as well as always buy time to spend with the family. Family time is the best and most fulfilling. 8-)
January 12, 2010 9:32 PM
Yes Paul..you are absolutely right. Keep in touch and have a nice day:)
January 13, 2010 10:41 AM
This mistake happens with me all the time. I don't know why. I should really allocate some time for my loved ones. That was cute remainder my friend.
January 13, 2010 10:57 AM
Glad you learned something. keep in touch :)
January 19, 2010 9:49 AM
great blog. this blog is really amazing.
nice post. keep updating! :*
January 19, 2010 3:35 PM
Thanks sophi for dropping by. Many thanks for your kind words. Keep in touch :)
May 30, 2011 8:07 AM
A very touching story. Thank you Sophi. Keep in touch.