A man came home from work late again,tired and irritated(烦躁的),to find his 5?year?old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”
“What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said 1 .
“Please tell me.” begged the little boy.
“If you 2 know, I make $20.00 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, head 3 .
Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I 4 $10.00,please?”
The father was angry.“I work long, 5 hours every day and feel tired.March yourself straight to your room and go to bed.Think about why you’re being so 6 .” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.The man sat down, angry with his son. 7 an hour or so, the man had 8 down, and started to think he may have been a little 9 on his son.Maybe there was something he really 10 to buy with that $10.00.The man went to the 11 of the little boy’s room and opened it.
“I’ve been 12 .Maybe I was too hard on you earlier.It’s been a long day and I threw my 13 out on you.Here’s that $10.00 you asked for.” said the man.The little boy sat 14 up, pleased.“Oh, thank you, daddy” he yelled.Then, he 15 out some more crumpled up(褶皱的)bills from under the pillow.The man, 16 that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.The little boy slowly 17 out his money.“Why did you want more money if you already had some?” the father complained.
“Because I didn’t have 18 , but now I do,” the little boy replied.
“Daddy, I have $20.00 now.Can I buy an hour of your time?”
19 $20.00 worth of time with someone you love…just a short reminder to all of us working so hard for our living.Just spend some quality time with those who really 20 to us.