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The man came home from work late again,
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?" |
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The father was furious. "If the only reason
you wanted 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. Maybe 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, since
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?" |
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