Can I Borrow RM 25?
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# a# _6 E4 r1 C3 Y1 c5.39.217.77:8898 A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year
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. Y" h' L4 a: G, Y6 Q SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'
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6 X( I I' m5 L/ b' U: E" o7 g, l MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
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, X$ \. b) v8 S2 Z SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'
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MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
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- \$ `2 S, e* M H( \$ Y3 i SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
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0 F) r3 w/ O6 a0 ]% F* j" c MUM: 'If you must know, I make RM 50 an hour.'5.39.217.77:8898! ^- z7 s1 o* ]1 Y! M
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SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.. t8 S) e: y4 J7 t4 y: j# Y
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SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'
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3 `7 Q/ r# J1 U7 y5.39.217.77:8898 The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can
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march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you$ n8 _0 d" F0 g- S$ V
are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish5.39.217.77:8898% o6 X. I" I) m: s7 F# `* q
frivolities.'* R' X& e2 m$ c+ V- A( a
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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4 X9 w8 a( W4 g6 [公仔箱論壇 The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy'sTVBNOW 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。7 |( a9 ~8 L: w
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?7 s+ G3 R' k" k% R
/ }+ n6 ?( V5 m/ D After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started totvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 S0 p8 P8 ~* d# |
think:
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Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
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little boy's room and opened the door.
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'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.3 }! z2 B( @* L, W
. a2 n3 Z1 M' B 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.( W6 M, ~+ s8 ~- }; M0 V
( E' P2 v- O# |2 i6 I0 k1 y 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* |2 F$ Y& |7 l& a; k
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM
9 u' m) W( I: m. m9 t" h公仔箱論壇 25 you asked for.'公仔箱論壇/ l: Q$ E" m. R
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he5.39.217.77:88986 {! p' k8 J. N" a6 q2 n. N
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up/ w5 T2 _: K' k; ?& O4 S
bills.
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The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.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。+ W' ^6 u7 J( d9 K7 R+ O
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: @- \$ Z$ t$ E$ h. T The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at histvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" F! T8 \4 S, s" r. A8 }# C p5 C
mother.5.39.217.77:8898) l* M/ g1 r- f
( g6 z) B3 q- k, c/ C% ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother" `: x6 _+ o! n3 y& b. b
grumbled.5.39.217.77:88980 c5 M- F9 V! t9 |# r( `
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'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
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'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come% Y" j7 {3 L* \
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
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The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she
/ L/ P4 |- }! L2 |, ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb begged for his forgiveness.公仔箱論壇6 r3 z8 |8 ^6 g, j2 G. k% H1 \( Y
" c- S: p0 j& `* t# j' C" Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
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time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do
1 W8 E) c6 b* T( q0 p" ~% E: W公仔箱論壇 remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.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。& V6 P5 C/ y7 J6 q6 T% d- e
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If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily5.39.217.77:88984 M3 L/ b0 z* ?, F6 S8 E7 {) v8 G1 u
replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind公仔箱論壇, c: s, O0 l. n, X' i/ ^' F
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