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0 p. j k/ U# s: K5.39.217.77:8898 A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year5.39.217.77:8898: Z+ n% O4 `1 U5 p8 k1 G- ]; l
old son waiting for her at the door.
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2 a7 P& C& E/ T1 _1 D {5.39.217.77:8898 SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'
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9 f; B! ^; }; Z3 z MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
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SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'5.39.217.77:8898* ~, U9 W0 [) ]. i% H
, Q' g4 i8 V0 v3 c4 g6 w' Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: S) M* S I. u
woman said angrily.
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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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, x; W$ B7 a fTVBNOW 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。 SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
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, ?' d. G3 Y2 G* h. ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'
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E: F4 J9 u6 X& q& u+ \公仔箱論壇 The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can
. T, z) m# M2 ?" W/ U borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you
( t0 [7 T/ w3 c: C# ^5 e公仔箱論壇 march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you
" \( i# |4 v. o# q2 H: v are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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7 x" T3 v! Y& m5 U! lTVBNOW 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。 The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's5.39.217.77:8898: h+ v( S2 p1 G! c6 [: U; C
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) f8 [* H D4 D9 O
6 X$ T" V3 Y, P. z" U After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to& N' k& i/ a1 R) {. E+ O
think:
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* U: T2 ~- e5 Z Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
2 m: u9 i. {: y5 G! V3 L5.39.217.77:8898 really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 R' ]9 }' m$ Q8 N/ F8 H6 S
little boy's room and opened the door.
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'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 N9 {9 Y! E/ y
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'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
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'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.
0 D% \0 b# ?* Q公仔箱論壇 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM: G2 K7 B& A$ h2 P" c+ o- ?
25 you asked for.'
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he, _+ O1 A9 N" |3 ^4 _
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
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The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
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1 F2 W' Q3 {* F0 G The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his( j+ w% l% L$ Z( k/ n1 o. ]
mother.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 c( @9 n; v" }! n2 n" p: o" a- ]+ Y0 x$ l
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'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.1 m- u( o! l' \4 e3 b
' ]9 {" p8 ?2 c/ G5 Q. ?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。 'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come8 _+ s6 Y' J+ e: l* Y* T
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
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7 z. u+ t2 J5 h' J The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she
" G* Q* \6 b* N, Z2 {1 b! k6 T begged for his forgiveness.3 i. _. h2 y; ^4 z1 x0 m; Z- d3 A
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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We/ }4 O, _& _! ?" B
should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some公仔箱論壇- P) _7 F* G: P. C' `0 _
time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do
. f ? C2 A. O6 E. K H. ]5.39.217.77:8898 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 easily
6 y( F0 W# Y5 i( M7 b* C replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind
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