Can I Borrow RM 25?
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% g: b$ ^# M1 J4 k* |5.39.217.76 A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year
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?# U8 J! k4 A4 ]9 p% y SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 P3 C! n0 d1 m6 ^& n1 M' h+ ]0 o
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MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.TVBNOW 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。6 [0 x+ r: V) ?7 K
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SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'! }8 U4 u) O$ S# Y" l& d- g& M/ Q0 @' Z
4 }: M9 e( f0 H6 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the公仔箱論壇& o$ {% \$ f( f* R) @" e' Q# h' s. x
woman said angrily.公仔箱論壇* u# ]1 A/ k" J$ I6 J4 N4 x; x
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SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
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) \1 J0 B, }. Q0 }1 I& Z/ T& x" F# P/ H MUM: 'If you must know, I make RM 50 an hour.'TVBNOW 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。2 v S& r6 E, h) n0 {6 d, k. T
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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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9 ^% C4 S- e' I: h4 x! ~! Z5.39.217.76 The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ _! e; L: |( m2 l$ U3 y0 k8 m
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you5.39.217.76# j+ Y/ t( X! O
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you$ B6 C. k, g! O1 q
are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish5.39.217.765 w0 M' `- z ~
frivolities.'公仔箱論壇/ ?3 C' t1 E! ?- j" B: v
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
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The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy'sTVBNOW 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。/ |1 i- L5 u% Y/ E1 F. s% ?
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
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After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to
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Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he5.39.217.76' v7 K2 ?# G0 y; W# |
really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the8 [1 ?5 w9 _) i4 Y3 _& M o* P
little boy's room and opened the door.公仔箱論壇3 K" c. _, W, d W Q
$ |1 {( J/ S7 I3 X* \! \: _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.
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'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
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7 l2 O5 p# O% M# O, B) d* k 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman.' {3 @; Z8 L. b
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM
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The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' heTVBNOW 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。; }- G+ k1 ~/ i4 S0 F9 G
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up公仔箱論壇- _3 o3 L$ L9 O- Y' S0 E0 J5 R
bills.
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3 {/ l9 K7 D! a) gTVBNOW 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。 The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.! Z" h, N# K7 U5 Y( v w
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8 P7 y$ o$ p( E0 i) i$ R4 b" T! [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at histvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 y# @8 p x5 K6 q7 V
mother.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: E' e0 Y3 p0 P' U) g$ B
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'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother
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'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
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'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come/ _; L; F/ `% ~, A- n0 p
home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
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5 F7 s6 Y: Z: N& H: G5.39.217.76 The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she
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It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
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remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.
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If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
" D; t& h7 l8 W. K+ w公仔箱論壇 replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind
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