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The rare one forward that brought me to tears

I picked this one up from my mails . Most of you might have already read it

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 Rs.100 an hour.""Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.Looking up, he said,"Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?"The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that isso you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some othernonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everydayfor such this childish behaviour."

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 getsome money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, andstarted to think:Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs.50 andhe really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the doorof 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 youearlier," said the man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the Rs.50 you asked for."

The little boy sat straightup, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
bills. The man, seeing 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 Rs.100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you."

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.If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.


P S: i know i know it's a forward but it can't be more touching!!

posted by Pramod @ 8:16 PM 3 people say ...

It's different (not tomato ketchup :P)

Why are we so different? Why can't there be two people perfectly same in all respect ? Isn't it wonderful that there are 6 billion odd different souls on planet earth!!! What makes each soul different from the other ? Is it that part that keeps this world going ? The unpredictability of every person. Some boring some breathtaking, but in all nothing we might have expected. Now you may say it is possible to predict a person based on his (gender biased , are we ?) earlier actions. I would say NO!! Never is it possible to predict anything in this world accurately. Our reactions change in a split second. They are influenced by a variety of things. We don't repeat things at any point in life. It's like two different pieces cut out of a cake never taste alike if you notice. The piece first tasted will always be more delicious. 6 billion people with 6 billion ways of leading life. Everyone thinking in a different way in a same situation. Even identical twins having the same upbringing are bound to be different. Wonder when this mystery will be solved. Of the supreme being who has got the ability and intelligence to create such a variety of human beings and still creating many more every second!

posted by Pramod @ 6:44 PM 6 people say ...

Friends Forever ?????

I had written up some CRAP quite a while back. Now I am even more assured about my ideas. I am convinced there is nothing like friendship forever. There is always a point where it ceases to exist. This can happen in many ways. The most common way is the one I have already mentioned. People just don't have the time and patience to find out how their friends are doing. The other one I have seen happening quite often is people grow wary of friends. Like medicines even friends have their shelf life. and expiry time frame if not exact date. This usually happens when everything is exhausted between two friends. Friendship feels like a burden. Now many may argue this is all bullshit, but if you look back at your life there will be atleast one instance when this has happened. We all love change. Change get us excited. Change makes us feel fresh. This is the third reason why there is noone who'll be our friend forever. Your friends circle also changes with your job and location. Most people , you may say , don't make good friends at workplace but I feel otherwise. Once you change your job even this is gone. When any of these happens a friendship turns into just an acquaintance. and in some cases even less!

posted by Pramod @ 3:16 PM 2 people say ...