Can I Borrow 9 Dollars?
A man came home from work late again,
tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the
door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure.
What is it?" replied the father.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"That's none of you business! What makes you ask such a thing?" the
father said angrily. "I just wanted to know. Please tell me, how much
do
you make an hour?" Pleaded the little boy.
"If you must know, I make $20 an hour." Looking
up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $9 please?" The father was furious.
"If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so
you can borrow some 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're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have
time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut
the door. The father sat down and started to get even madder about his little boy's questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money.
After an hour or so he calmed down. He started
to think he might have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $9 and he didn't ask for money very often.
The father went to his son'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 my
aggravations out on you. Here's that $9 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "Oh,
thank you daddy!"he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled
out some more crumpled up bills. The father, 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 did you want more money if you already had
some? "the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I
do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour
of your time?"
CLICK HERE TO GO
BACK TO INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
VISIT THE INSPIRATIONS MESSAGE BOARD
