I heard this great story and wanted to share it with you today.
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?”, asked the little boy.
“Yeah sure, what it is?”, replied the man.
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?”, the man said angrily.
“I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.”
“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. “Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00?”
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 don’t work hard everyday to come home to such 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 calmed down and started to think:
“Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he doesn’t ask for money very often.”
The man went to 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 $10.00 you asked for.”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you Daddy!” He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow the boy pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
“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 slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. “Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Would you 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.
This is just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life and your business.
We shouldn’t let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts..
To Your Success, Because Your Success Matters!
David Haines
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