Here comes another story that i came across the other day.

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Can I Borrow $25?

  
 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 it is?' 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 $50 an hour.'
 
 SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
 
 SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
 
 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 don't work hard everyday for such childish
 frivolities.'
 
 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 $25.00 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 $25
 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 $50 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.
 
 It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
 should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
 time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do
 remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.

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God, i pray that You will help me be observant and keep a look out for people in my life. People who need my time, such as my family, close friends, caregroup members and my sheep. I pray that i will be able to avail more and more of my time to people around me, though i can never avail myself as much as You do. Also, please bless me with tons and tons of money so that i am able to buy time from those whom i love. Amen.