After a long tiring day at work, Wendy came home late, exhausted and irritated to find her 6-year old son, John waiting for her by the door.
John: "Mom, may I ask you a question?"
Wendy: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
John: "Mom, how much do you make an hour?"
Wendy: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
John: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
Wendy: "If you must know, I make RM100 an hour."
John: "Oh! (With his head down).
John: " Mom, may I please borrow RM50?"
Wendy was furious.
Wendy: "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.
Wendy 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, Wendy had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. Wendy went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
Wendy: "Are you asleep, son?"
John: "No mom, I'm awake".
Wendy: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM50 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
John: "Oh, thank you mom!"
Then, reaching under his pillow John pulled out some crumpled up bills. Wendy 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 her.
Wendy: "Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
John: "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Mom, 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."
Wendy was crushed. She put her arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.
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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.
No doubt we work to provide for our loved ones but when we pour ourselves more into work than to our family, it's time to take a step back and reflect.
Thank You
