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One Hour of Your Time
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" With a timid voice and idolizing eyes, the little boy greeted his father as he returned from work. Giving his boy a glaring look, the father said: "Look, Son, don't bother me now, I'm tired." "But, Daddy, just tell me, please! How much do you make an hour?" The father, finally giving up, replied: "Ten dollars an hour." "Okay, Daddy. Could you loan me five dollars?" the boy asked. Showing his restlessness and positively disturbed, the father yelled: "So that was the reason you asked me how much I earned, right? Go to sleep and don't bother me anymore!"
It was already dark and the father was meditating on what he said and was feeling guilty. Maybe, he thought, his son wanted to buy something. Finally, trying to ease his mind, the father went to his son's room. "Are you asleep, Son?" asked the father. "No, Daddy, why?" replied the boy, partially asleep." Here's the money you asked for earlier," the father said. "Thanks, Daddy!" rejoiced the son, "Now I have enough! Now I have ten dollars! Daddy, could you sell me one hour of your time?"
--shared by Alan Smith
Thought for the Day
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