A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year

old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.

SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"

the man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make

an hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make 500rs an hour."

SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow 200rs?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you

can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense

then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think

about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such

this childish behavior." The little boy quietly went to his room and shut

the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the

little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get

some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down

and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to

buy with that 50rd and he really didn’t ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened

the door. "Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I’m awake," replied the boy.

"I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the man.

"It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the

200rs you asked for." The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank

you daddy!" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out

some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money

started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money

and then looked up at his father. "Why do you want more money if you

already have some?" the father grumbled. "Because I didn’t have

enough but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have 500rs now.

Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.

I would like to have dinner with you." The father was crushed. He put

his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

We never understand how important our time is for our loved ones.

They are the real treasure we have.

Try to cherish them. Money can never take their place.