Can I Borrow RM 25?
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; L; z7 y+ r8 [6 z4 s0 c公仔箱論壇 A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year* h% ` c/ J& u( {8 x: k
old son waiting for her at the door.公仔箱論壇" }& ^! W* ?: {/ I# m% x
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SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'
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SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'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。0 ?# t7 v! g3 \6 N# {0 Q' p& K
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MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
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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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 G7 H- |+ M" D0 Q, x' u
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SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.公仔箱論壇: a+ N) d6 c' C( q2 l9 W( w2 E5 S
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The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can
4 h2 ]( J' b/ n! _% B3 W: Q borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then youtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 }% T9 z c! b. o5 P9 Y
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you2 I+ y f( e! u( d+ t
are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
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6 u; d7 A' j; b. T0 G9 L& utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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, [9 @/ T, ~7 C1 k5 p+ s/ l5.39.217.77:8898 The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
+ O# {3 ~. E9 J b; h3 q0 W( [% G questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?5.39.217.77:88980 \# f3 W+ |2 q) o
( W6 s1 j1 i" [! Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started toTVBNOW 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。2 }' E, ^8 F- u( b, Q( e1 G
think:
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0 Y% {5 @. R; o) {' e1 C/ H" b公仔箱論壇 Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
$ T$ @+ {, F: ~4 x5 a; g6 J: _5.39.217.77:8898 really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the
6 G/ H% e. m6 S2 x8 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb little boy's room and opened the door.
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1 V2 r' v% q( l% e公仔箱論壇 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.
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3 ~2 p7 \' [ {8 C% m0 E$ Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.5.39.217.77:88985 z+ F) M4 k) U, r
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'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.
* `9 d* O: v2 d1 A4 g, x6 C公仔箱論壇 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM公仔箱論壇7 \/ r6 N- L- G# u+ ?
25 you asked for.'
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he1 G' V2 V& m; [, c- s" M% T- {
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
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+ ~; r" P, e( F. q% d9 d @ The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ r9 ?* k' `% z8 E
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The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his公仔箱論壇7 k* ~9 |! N7 b- X% M
mother.
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'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother
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! P* O5 d7 i1 j4 X' a6 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ g, ?" t) p: f- G l# d
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'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come0 g1 N0 W$ ~# q7 Y
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'' r4 U- @3 M8 p% H
w9 v' B5 y! e- z% f1 O! G! Z The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and shetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ i! N7 d* B( z0 H* N
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。; G, d, f) R& k% `5 t& `
+ K+ L) [; X$ e) @! p3 j 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. Do5.39.217.77:8898" Y1 u% _3 P2 S$ P
remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.; f7 Z6 @3 ^: X6 `8 S+ g* `/ b
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If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
5 O* f! U) d0 U S+ _/ b) n5.39.217.77:8898 replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind
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