A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to
find her 5-year old son
waiting for her at the door. SON:
'Mummy, may I ask you a question?' MUM:
'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'
MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman
said...
angrily. SON: 'I just want to know. Please
tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
MUM: 'If you must know, I make 10 Dollars an hour.' SON: 'Oh,' the boy replied, with his
head down.
SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow 10 Dollars?'
The mother 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 every day for such
childish frivolities.' The little boy
quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The woman 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 woman had calmed
down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy
with that 15.00 and she really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went
to the door of the little boy's
room and opened the door. 'Are you
asleep, son?' She asked. 'No Mummy, I'm
awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been
thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a
long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the 15.00 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The woman 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 mother. 'Why
do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled. 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,'
the little boy replied. 'Mummy, I have 15:00
now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would
like to have dinner with you.'
The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged
for his forgiveness.
This is to remind us 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 15:00 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 hour. But those we leave
behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
Have a most blessed day……………Jai Bhagavan………..
