Can I borrow $25? 能借25美元吗？

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 a! ngrily.

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 t! he 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.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.


English Verison

Chinese Version
能借25美元吗？


一个男人回来工作晚了，厌倦和不满，找到他5岁的儿子等着他在门口。

儿子： '爸爸，我可以问你一个问题？ '

爸爸： '是肯定的是，它是什么？ '回答该名男子。

儿子： '爸爸，你做一个小能得到几多美元？ '

爸爸： '这不关你的事。你为什么要问这样的事？ '该名男子说！。

儿子： '我只是想知道。请告诉我，多少钱你一个小时？ '

爸爸： '如果你要知道，我要50元一小时。

儿子： '噢， '小男孩回答说，他低着头。

儿子： '爸爸，我可以请借25美元？ '

父亲愤怒， '如果你问的唯一理由是，这样您可以借用一些钱购买愚蠢的玩具或其他一些废话，那么你自己到您的房间去睡觉。想想你为什么如此自私。我不努力为这种幼稚的日常东西 。

小男孩悄悄地来到他的房间，并关上了门。

该男子坐了下来，并开始获得甚至愤怒的小男孩的问题。怎敢问这样的问题，他只得到一些钱吗？

经过约一个小时左右，该名男子平静下来，并开始认为：

也许有真正需要的东西，他购买该二十五美元和他真的没有要求金钱往往是男子前往吨！他门的小男孩的房间，把门打开。

' ，你睡着了，儿子吗？ '他问道。

'没有爸爸，我很清醒，回答这个男孩。

'我一直在想，也许我是太硬你早先'说，这名男子。 '这是一个漫长的一天，我拿出我的恶化对你。这是25元您要求。

小男孩坐起来，面带微笑。 '噢，谢谢你爸爸！他叫喊。然后，达到他的枕头下，他退出了一些揉皱的法案。

该男子看到，这名男孩已经钱，开始生气了。

小男孩慢慢地计算出他的钱，然后望着他的父亲。

'你为什么想更多的钱如果您已经有一些？ '父亲抱怨。

'因为我没有足够的，但现在我， '小男孩答道。

'爸爸，我现在有50美元。我能买一个小时的时间吗？请回家早期的明天。我愿与你共进晚餐。

父亲是粉碎。他！把他的手臂在他的小儿子，他恳求他原谅。

这只是一个短期的提醒大家在如此艰苦的工作生活。
我们不应让时间支路通过我们的手指，而不必花了一些时间与这些谁真正的问题对我们来说，这些接近我们心中。
记得分享这种价值50美元的时间与您的爱。

如果我们死明天，该公司说，我们正在努力为我们可以很容易地取代在数小时内。
但他的家人和朋友，我们会觉得留下损失的其余他们的生活。