A man came home from work late, tired and 一位爸爸下班回到家很晚了,很累並有點煩, irritated, to find his 5-yearold son 發現他五歲的兒子靠在門旁等他. waiting for him at the door. daddy, may I ask you a question?" 爸,我可以問你一個問題嗎?" yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man. 當然可以,什麼問題?" 父親回答 daddy, how much do you make an hour?" 爸,你一小時可以賺多少錢?" that's none of your business. why do you 這與你無關,你為什麼問這個問題?" ask such a thing?"the man said angrily. 父親生氣的說著 I just want to know. please tell me, how 我只是想要知道, 請告訴我, 你一小時 much do you make an hour?"pleaded the 賺多少錢?" 小孩哀求著 little boy. if you must know, I make $20 an hour." 假如你一定要知道的話, 我一小時賺20塊美金 oh," the little boy replied, with his head "喔" 小孩低著頭這樣回答著. 小孩說 down. looking up, he said,daddy, may I 爹地, 可以借我10塊美金嗎?" please borrow $10?" the father was furious,"if the only reason 父親發怒了. "如果你問這問題只是要借錢去買 you asked that is so you can borrow some 毫無意義的玩具或東西的話,給我回到你的房間money to buy a silly toy or some other 並上床.好好想想為什麼你會那麼自私." nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. think about why you are being so selfish. I work long hard hours everyday and don't 我每天長時間辛苦工作著,沒時間和你玩小孩子 have time for such this childish behavior." 的遊戲." The little boy quietly went to his room 小孩安靜地回自己房並關上門. and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even 這位父親坐下來還對小孩的問題生氣 angrier about the little boy's questions. how dare he ask such questions only to get 他怎麼敢只為了錢而問這種問題? some money? After about an hour or so, the man had 約一小時後, 他平靜下來了, 開始想著他可能對 calmed down, and started tothink he may 孩子太兇了 have been a little hard on his son. maybe there was something he really needed 或許他應該用那10塊錢美金買小孩真正想要的, to buy with that $10 and he really didn't 而且他也不真的不常要錢 ask for money very often. the man went to the door of the little boy's 父親走近小孩的房門並打開門 room and opened the door. are you asleep, son?" he asked. 你睡了嗎孩子?" 他問著 no daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. 爸,還沒,我還醒著." 小孩回答著" I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard 我想過了,我剛剛可能對你太兇了"父親說著" on you earlier," said theman, "it's been a long day and I took out my 我將今天的悶氣都爆發出來了. aggravation on you. here's the $10 you 這是你要的10塊錢美金" asked for." The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 小孩笑著坐直了起來, "oh, thank you daddy!" he yelled. "爹地,謝謝你" 小孩叫著 then, reaching under his pillow he pulled 接著小孩從枕頭下拿出一些被弄皺了的鈔票 out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had 這父親看到小孩已經有錢了, money, started to get angry again. 快要再次發脾氣 the little boy slowly counted out his money 這小孩慢慢地算著錢,接著看著他的爸爸 , then looked up at his father. "why do you want more money if you already "為什麼你已經有錢了還要要更多?" have some?" the father grumbled. 父親生氣的說著" "because I didn't have enough, but now I 因為我之前不夠,但我現在足夠了"小孩回答 do," the little boy replied. "daddy, I have $20 now. can I buy an hour "爸,我現在有20塊錢了. 我可以 of your time? please comehome early to 向你買一個小時的時間嗎?明天請早一點回家 morrow. I would like to have dinner with 我想和你一起吃晚餐." you" 我們是不是因為某些緣故,忘了身邊重要的人?即使他表現得不在乎 -- 想快速累積人脈存摺嗎 ？ 聯絡網，我的朋友就是您的朋友 ^^ http://www.linkist.com/r/49ff48ac6455c8eb --

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