Can I Borrow RM 25?
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A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year, A% H. M5 B% J; y }; W; T4 `
old son waiting for her at the door.
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MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
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SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?' ~8 _ p& I$ j) ~
- d1 h8 d0 d6 v1 Y5.39.217.77 MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
6 b' V; Z' R, ^+ Y. w woman said angrily.5.39.217.77$ e: o& L' @! f, O) Y/ w; b, q+ e
1 y7 {/ `# A# x' K4 ]5.39.217.77 SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
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MUM: 'If you must know, I make RM 50 an hour.'
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) ]5 `- D( |) Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.公仔箱論壇3 F2 G$ l) e3 c% p
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SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'5.39.217.77& W5 r- L$ D$ ]1 a, f1 F
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The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 D& V" j/ x. A+ v `5 s# y, e
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you9 o' L( U# U0 `% y7 B! f# f) ` o
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you) c \, J/ `1 M. g. m: ?2 T
are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childishtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 L2 z) _- k9 q( y( q/ w
frivolities.'
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
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After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to
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( u1 J; |) k/ w/ U- T& g X% G公仔箱論壇 Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
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'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.! R5 l' x1 O; O9 {0 a' @
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" P% f; o) I: k1 [3 g 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.公仔箱論壇# d* {9 w9 G( g, ~# {
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM
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6 ^# [& [ T8 Y( @; z- N0 [& H The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' hetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 `! u$ z2 J& E2 q3 d
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
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4 U- z: {+ v' { The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
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5 ~& K" h( Q* W! ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at hisTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! Z6 G( h+ R! }8 I. A+ k% e' x- i
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; Z1 S1 v: t2 H& Y/ K5.39.217.77 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother
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'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
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1 j4 \+ K) C$ q5 X* T- z 'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come
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. l! M6 w0 n6 j5 j' [. h4 ~5.39.217.77 The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and shetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& D, a/ J2 x1 r
begged for his forgiveness.
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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
8 h3 ^1 A5 j" }1 |4 x2 d- p should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
: u7 Z* j1 ]* J; m6 d2 u8 J公仔箱論壇 time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do
! F9 J8 _. ?, d' K0 R' U5.39.217.77 remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.
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If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easilytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* M8 f7 Y9 d# L7 J* A
replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind& h: q% N* q: h' k5 M. g$ y& q
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