A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old
son waiting for him at the door.

SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?'
the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'

The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are
being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After
about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe
there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and
he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the
little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.
'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
'I've been thinking,
maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man 'It's been a long day
and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The
man saw that the boy already had money, started to get
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked
up at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?'
the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the
little boy replied.
'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have
dinner with you.'

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you
working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our
fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us,
those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time
with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
replace us in a matter of hours. But those we leave behind
will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

'The light of ALLAH surrounds us.
The love of ALLAH enfolds us.
The power of ALLAH protects us.
The presence of ALLAH watches over us.
Wherever we are, ALLAH is,
and all is well.'