MUST READ - PROPER USE OF TIME

*A woman came home from work late, tired and
irritated, to find her 12-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 100USD an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head
down.
SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow 50USD?'
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 50USD 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 50USD
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 100USD 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 100USD 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.