Touching

LONG BUT VERY TOUCHING
Son;- "Dad, can I ask you a question?"
Dad;- "Yeah sure, what is it?"
Son;- "Dad, how much money do you make an hour?" Dad;- "That's none of your business! Why do you ask such a thing?" Son;- "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" Dad: "If you must know, I make £100 an hour." Son;- "Oh! [with his head down]. Son;- "Dad, may I please borrow $50?" The father was furious. Dad;- "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 too hard everyday to come home to 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 dad had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $ 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. Dad;- "Are you asleep, son?" Son;- "No dad, I'm awake". Dad;- "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took shouldn't have taken it out on you. Here's the $50 you asked for." The little boy sat straight up, smiling. Son;- "Oh, thank you dad!" Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The dad 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. Dad;- "Why do you want more money if you already have some?" Son;- "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.Dad, I have £100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you and tell you about school." The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son. 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. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could 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...