I hope this makes you think about things differently, like it did me!

DADDY, HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE AN HOUR?

A man came home from work late, tired and
irritated, to find his 7-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 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?" pleaded the little boy.

"If you must know, I make #12 an hour."

"Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

Looking up, he asked, "Daddy, may I please borrow
#5 from you?"

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."

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 #5 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 father, "It's been a long day
and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the #5
you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank
you daddy!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out a
collection of coins.

The man, seeing that the boy already had money,
started to get angry again. The little boy slowly
counted out his money, 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 #12 now. Can I buy an hour of your
time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like
to have dinner with you."

Share this story with someone you like.... But even
better, share #12 worth of time with someone you
love.

It's just a short reminder to all of us 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. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are
working for will easily replace us in a matter of
days. But the family and 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 - an unwise investment,
indeed.

Sincerely