Today I promised myself that I will write something not related to computers or web development. So here is a a small story I remember which touched my heart but I am not sure about its origination / author.
One day a school going boy goes up to his father and asks him “Dad how much do you earn in one hour?”. The boy’s father got real angry. He shouted at him but at the same time told him that he earned 500 Rupees. To this the boy promptly said “Dad, can I borrow 300 Rupees?”.
This made the father more furious and he said “So this is reason you wanted to know my income. No, I will not give you a single penny. Got to your room and sleep, it is getting late”. But after a while he cooled down and thought maybe his son really needed the money for some important work. He headed straight to his son’s room and saw him lying on the bed. He asked “Son are you asleep?”. “No dad” replied the boy. “Maybe I was too harsh on you, I am sorry, and here is the money you asked for.” said the father.
The boy sat straight up happily and took the money.”Thank you so much dad” he said. He raised the pillow and from there removed some more crumpled notes and began counting all the money. Looking at this the father’s anger knew no boundries. “If you already had money then why did you ask for more. Was that not enough for you?” asked the father angrily. To which the son relied “Dad I now have 500 Rupees, can I buy one hour of yours? I want you to come home early tomorrow and spend one hour with me”.
Filed under: Philosophy | Tagged: relations
