Can I Borrow RM 25?
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, A; o7 V$ H8 V' r% j0 R5.39.217.77 A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year5.39.217.77& C2 r6 ~* B, I. S+ W
old son waiting for her at the door.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% o* E5 ]8 n4 w( Q- O
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SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'# f, Z, Q7 y6 j
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MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
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2 A4 v" D$ k( F6 S/ Z5 U$ [公仔箱論壇 SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: _# d& B6 y' Y$ `2 Q: p
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MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
3 c1 p, ? S' u4 N+ w$ I公仔箱論壇 woman said angrily.5.39.217.77' M; R# ^' M* d% z
) v2 `3 Y! k, d7 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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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SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
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SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'
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8 g% S1 l3 u8 `( b; J The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can4 r2 e4 c/ r; D" Y1 N( i
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you公仔箱論壇5 H5 ?- m2 U9 T8 Z" Y* |0 \; t
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why youtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ^' e" s% y. }& x( c$ u2 P
are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childishtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, O/ I9 O6 V/ r2 D4 n( W# g" w5 @
frivolities.'
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.公仔箱論壇; H$ E+ d& [/ _4 D1 c3 F+ f
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5 w) i1 m1 j: Z+ w; F5.39.217.77 questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?) C8 d0 ?. A+ Z( y0 s: G) L
/ ?! ?8 i- S& l. N2 d/ G公仔箱論壇 After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started totvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 _. W$ X. T) b2 ?, Q
think:
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0 m6 h. _' x, S0 _公仔箱論壇 Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
, l2 A2 {( `' @1 o5.39.217.77 really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the- z$ U# K) n& s) v) R' Q
little boy's room and opened the door.
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$ w; j! Y6 o$ F( K 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.公仔箱論壇0 Z0 s' a8 p' M
1 w1 N) B% X. D2 z4 c 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.8 |0 Q( P/ u# B4 v. ~3 p! V2 g
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'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.# h& ?5 p0 h$ u" v5 i
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM
' k4 h( y5 _" y, qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 25 you asked for.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( I! G1 U: M6 x; y! W, i
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he
. j& T+ H' F( ]+ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up公仔箱論壇, a# }8 b& h2 Z/ b6 T. U5 L* v
bills.
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The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
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The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his
! z8 X4 N. K( a$ u! K6 ]' O5 ~ mother.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& l* B& Y9 T/ a, I+ b
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grumbled.
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) D, f) R( O# o+ ^0 D9 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.0 i- v5 o( h( F; B6 F2 K
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'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come公仔箱論壇) l9 }/ d+ H7 a4 }
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
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% h: o" `& I: T7 ?$ v The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she公仔箱論壇, \' F6 J1 g7 x
begged for his forgiveness.TVBNOW 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。, k+ d7 o% @8 t
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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We公仔箱論壇$ p+ s6 d; l* K2 L
should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
0 b, o: c/ v1 ?- n. x& Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do
' N- c& }; }* v" H; Q, I; w5.39.217.77 remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.5.39.217.77, R$ T3 o2 g) A( u4 _& N; J
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replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behindtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 a. c- s+ ^$ K6 h% ^* S
will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. |
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