How Much Do You Make An Hour?
With a timid
voice and idolizing eyes, the little boy greeted his father as he returned from
work, “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” Greatly surprised, but giving his
boy a glaring look, the father said: “Look, son, not even your mother knows
that. Don’t bother me now, I’m tired.” “But Daddy, just tell me please!? How
much do you make an hour,” the boy insisted.
The father
finally giving up replied: ” Twenty dollars per hour.” “Okay, Daddy? Could you
loan me ten dollars?” the boy asked. Showing restlessness and positively
disturbed, the father yelled: “So that was the reason you asked how much I
earn, right?? Go to sleep and don’t bother me anymore!”
It was already
dark and the father was meditating on what he had said and was feeling guilty.
Maybe he thought, his son wanted to buy something. Finally, trying to ease his
mind, the father went to his son’s room.
“Are you
asleep son?” asked the father. “No, Daddy. Why?” replied the boy partially
asleep. “Here’s the money you asked for earlier,” the father said. “Thanks,
Daddy!” rejoiced the son, while putting his hand under his pillow and removing
some money. “Now I have enough! Now I have twenty dollars!” the boy said to his
father, who was gazing at his son, confused at what his son just said. “Daddy
could you sell me one hour of your time?”
- Author Unknown
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