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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Time is Money???? or Money is Time??? which one is good for you ? Is it same as you Live to work or You work to live?

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 50 $ an hour.'

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow 25 $?'

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 everyday 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 25 $ 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 25 $ 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 50 $ 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. 


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 50 $ 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 hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.




1 comment:

  1. I have read this article umpteen times, but whenever I have read this, it has melted my heart and bought tears into my eyes. We are living in such a corporate world where we prioritize our work and compromise with our near and dear ones.

    Lets change this attitude and take out time for our family and friends.

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