Can I Borrow RM 25?
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A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year! T, ^5 N) O& s# E% Q
old son waiting for her at the door.
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SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'
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9 |6 b# d! N. K6 c# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
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MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the k! [. Q" [+ |+ _
woman said angrily.
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" V. p: d: v5 ^2 @! m+ g4 C SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
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' q1 I; N; R! m$ e9 N- Fwww3.tvboxnow.com MUM: 'If you must know, I make RM 50 an hour.'www3.tvboxnow.com! @3 v! t3 q& N" A: W
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SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
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SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'
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+ J/ j7 V! }& M% [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can
% w8 x, p* j. \7 V. v5 ]5 X9 W" _) Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you
, `2 z* h O8 `( ` B8 h march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you
& `$ |, ]9 U0 ~; stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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; t) ] c: X1 x8 K" [9 w1 Q! Jwww3.tvboxnow.com The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
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After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to公仔箱論壇5 G- q; c2 G3 M4 Y' Y3 j+ @
think:
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Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he
7 R ]* J+ g6 \5 Z/ r" U2 ^, e2 z really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the
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( ]+ J$ a4 A5 ~9 X* r9 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.www3.tvboxnow.com* m- W' V+ x# [
+ Z" P" [) W f' V4 bwww3.tvboxnow.com 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
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'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.
4 t7 i6 ]: O& V 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RMtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 K5 Z9 O' P$ x* r( r
25 you asked for.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* Q3 Z( [( g' V. P9 |
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' hewww3.tvboxnow.com; w7 C. _' G- t8 G
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
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' P6 n: v8 M1 F( y$ Mwww3.tvboxnow.com The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his
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'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother
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- s* { v8 ^# ~1 }$ e' I公仔箱論壇 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
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9 Y' F( P" l& ]1 {( owww3.tvboxnow.com 'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come
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7 w7 g0 v% \+ O9 i The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and shewww3.tvboxnow.com% v. I, ~/ ?3 X+ _, G3 J3 g) C
begged for his forgiveness.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# c, \* ~3 C. s1 }% a v/ `+ X, }
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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. Wewww3.tvboxnow.com3 ]3 Q6 z5 A5 h& A
should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
7 d. g/ y" c% pwww3.tvboxnow.com time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. DoTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 D2 ~4 g' E8 _, Q4 K
remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.
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5 K1 d1 p' K/ t9 f8 j If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easilyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 e6 o/ B1 _+ j, R
replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind5 x: Z8 m% ~5 u7 J! ^+ |4 j/ r8 O
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