Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,163,439 members, 7,853,895 topics. Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024 at 07:39 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Family / A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : (864 Views)
The Touching Story Of A Nairalander: Please Don't Ignore. / Mother Drowns Her 9-year-old Son For Having A Small Joystick / A Touching Story Of True Love And Genuine Forgiveness (2) (3) (4)
A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by Gnexplore: 4:47am On Sep 05, 2008 |
A small touching story mainly for professionals. , 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. 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. Do remember to share that Rs.100 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 days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by olanajim(m): 9:41am On Sep 05, 2008 |
Very inspiring! And that is what is happening today. Parents thought it is just about making money and buying kids anything. |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by TOYOSI20(f): 11:16am On Sep 05, 2008 |
True, definitely something to think about. , . . |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by ssRhino: 12:57pm On Sep 05, 2008 |
Wow! This is really a good food for thought. Thanx for sharing. |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by timbabng(m): 1:59pm On Sep 06, 2008 |
excellent! Nice one poster |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by MissyB1(m): 6:58pm On Sep 06, 2008 |
That was great. |
Re: A Small Touching Story Mainly For Professionals. : by Morenike3(f): 4:07am On Sep 07, 2008 |
How sad. Somehow that is very true. People really do need to think about the job they're getting into and ask themselves "Is it really worth it?". Anyone out there knows that it's a very big mistake to specialize on an area just because of the hourly wage. High paying jobs demand a lot of the worker's time. You're on call even on your off days, you might even be asked to stay overtime. Not that everyone does not appreciate a lot of family time, time with husband and kids, time for themselves, but you really have to think, "Is this job worth it, the job that'll take a lot of my time?". Less vacation time, less "ehrrm" time etc. Find a job suitable enough for you, if you want to spend more time with your kids, then the med school is not for you |
(1) (Reply)
Naija Men: Rate Their Sense Of Responsibility / Married Man & Woman: How Do Know You Met Your Husband Or Your Wife. / What Women Want In 2010: A Husband Who'll Be The Main Breadwinner.
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 17 |