a short touching story

ishqia
By ishqia

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his
5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man..

SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
the man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make Rs.100 an hour."

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

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?"

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. I work hard everyday for such 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 man had calmed down and started to
think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that
Rs.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.
"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
man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the
Rs.50 you asked for."

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

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man 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.

"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 Rs. 100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow I would like to have dinner with you"

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
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 Rs.100 worth of your time with someone you
love.

By auscharlie• 21 Jun 2009 11:26
auscharlie

SON: " Daddy, I have Rs. 100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow I would like to have dinner with you"

DAD: "Nah, unless you give me Rs. 150, you have to pay overtime rates"

MAAFI DISCOUNT!!!

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Don't get angry with me! I'm only typing what you are thinking!

By ishqia• 21 Jun 2009 10:40
ishqia

nice joke ash lol,

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i want to learn until i die, if u have some knowledge then share it with me.

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By abdulrahmanwael• 19 Jun 2009 18:14
abdulrahmanwael

nice save ,ashwin

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you have not lived until you have found something worth dying for

By anonymous• 18 Jun 2009 17:20
anonymous

ahhhhhhh

By ashwindoke• 18 Jun 2009 17:19
ashwindoke

Ishqia - Damn.. haven't you heard the full version... ??

He definitely earns much more than tht..

but he said only 100 Bucks to his son... coz the Income Tax Officers daughter too studies in his son's class... :)

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Reality is a Illusion Caused Due to Deficiency of Alcohol

By ishqia• 18 Jun 2009 17:12
ishqia

lol, this ones just a story with a moral, thats the hourly income of the father in the story,i didnt write it, nor do i think the author is generalising that everybody is getting only that much, its just an example,

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i want to learn until i die, if u have some knowledge then share it with me.

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By ashwindoke• 18 Jun 2009 17:09
ashwindoke

abdulrahmanwael - Yes man...

Now I know.. why you asked - why I don wear a ring ?... when I was pointing and showing you the full moon....

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By abdulrahmanwael• 18 Jun 2009 17:05
abdulrahmanwael

but ishqia not all people get 100 rs an hour they might earn that in a matter of minutes

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you have not lived until you have found something worth dying for

By ashwindoke• 18 Jun 2009 17:01
ashwindoke

Arien - lol... ha ha ha.. Damn.. I can jus wish ...

before marriage was jus lol.... ha ha ha ha....

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By Arien• 18 Jun 2009 16:53
Arien

Ash - not the story as such.. its just about the message it has.Be a father first you bloody bachelor!!..ah no not now.. after marriage I mean.lol

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- Listen to Many...Speak to a Few -

By micu_ale• 18 Jun 2009 16:44
micu_ale

how sweet...

Never say never

By ashwindoke• 18 Jun 2009 16:40
ashwindoke

Ishqia - No... Nothing to do with religious back ground of our fren ship... or Acquaintance (to be at safer side.. and not termed as a flirt )

But I was sure... a story.. cannot pierce so deep in me...

May be coz I can relate myself to it.. tht could be a reason for being touched at exaggerated level... :)

No I am not a father...

but a Monkey running behind money.. YES...

In a lame hope of buying lots of happiness with it one day.. :)

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By ishqia• 18 Jun 2009 15:56
ishqia

ashwin seriously, and why do u have such an impression about me, i think we have had only religious discussions, that might have made u think so,

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i want to learn until i die, if u have some knowledge then share it with me.

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By ashwindoke• 10 Jun 2009 23:14
ashwindoke

Bleu - :) As if the currency is gonna matter...

You missed Euro B T W... :)

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By bleu• 10 Jun 2009 23:04
bleu

This is in Rs now??? I remember a few years ago,it used to be $.

I also saw it in QR.

By WiNk• 10 Jun 2009 20:33
WiNk

that makes me miss my son so much..

=(

By ranishkt• 10 Jun 2009 20:28
ranishkt

have read it earlier .. good to read it again .. it s really touchy ...

By ashwindoke• 10 Jun 2009 19:46
ashwindoke

Hey Ishiqa - I was so sure.. I ll be writing a very sarcastic comment after reading whtever you have mentioned...

m Glad I was wrong.... :)

Awesome... Living life is more important than living in a peusdo-hope tht one day I ll... not now... :)

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By starfaith25• 10 Jun 2009 19:20
starfaith25

ooooohhhhhhhhh......... went straight to my heart. :(

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