加州花坊2013-07-16 03:18:30

翻译 花姐

摘自《继续读书》

 SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."
SON: "Oh! (With his head down).
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "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 work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
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 $ 50 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.
DAD: "Are you asleep, son?"
SON: "No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $50 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
SON: "Oh, thank you daddy!"
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.
DAD: "Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
SON: "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Daddy, I have $100 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 $100 worth of your time with someone you love? If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family and friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.
Some things are more important.
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儿子说:“爸爸,我可以问你一个问题吗?”
爸爸:“肯定,是什么呢?”
儿子说:“爸爸,你多少钱一个小时?”
爸爸:“这不干你的事,你为什么问这样的事情吗?”
儿子说:“我只是想知道,请告诉我,你一个小时挣多少钱?”
爸爸:“如果你一定要知道,我每小时100美元。”
儿子:“哦!(低着头)“,儿子又问:”爸爸,可以借我$ 50吗?“
父亲大怒:”如果你问这个问题的唯一的原因,是可以借一些钱,买一个没用的玩具或其他一些废物,那你走回到你的房间,睡觉吧,并且想想为什么你会那么自私,我每天拼命工作就是为你这么幼稚的举动吗?“

小男孩悄悄地去了他的房间,关上了门。爸爸坐了下来,开始,越想越生气,这个孩子怎么敢为了借一些钱问这样的问题?大约过了一个小时,爸爸平静下来了,开始想:”也许他真的需要50元买东西,他平常从不要钱的。“ 于是他去了小男孩的房间敲门,门敞开了。

爸爸:“你睡着了,儿子?”
儿子:“爸,我还醒着”
爸爸:“我一直在想,也许我是对你太严厉了。今天是个漫长的一天,我把我的闷气出在你身上了。这里是 你要的50元,给你。“ 小男孩坐直了,面带微笑。

儿子说:”哦,谢谢你,爸爸!“然后把手伸到枕头下,拿出一堆皱巴巴的钞票。爸爸看到那个男孩已经有钱,开始生气了,小男孩慢慢地数着钱,然后抬头看着他的父亲。

爸爸:“为什么你想要更多的钱,你已经有了一些啊?”
儿子:“因为我不够,但现在我有足够的了。 爸爸,我现在有100元,我可以买你一个小时的时间吗?请明天早一小时回家,我想和你一起吃饭。”

父亲被击垮了,他双手紧紧地搂着他的小儿子,恳求他的原谅。

这个故事只是提醒所有在生活中努力工作的人。没有那些事情比家庭更重要,在亲近的人身上花些时间,别让时间从手指缝遛走。记住和你所爱的人分享那价值100元的时间,如果我们明天就死去,我们再努力,公司也会很容易地在短短几天内找到替代我们的人。但我们留下的家人和朋友会在他们的余生都觉得是损失。想想吧,我们是把自己的时间更多地投入到工作中,还是我们的家庭。哪些东西更重要?

 

Orange882013-07-16 07:45:25
感人的小故事。 谢花姐分享。
雨前茶2013-07-16 07:51:04
感动!转了
小源2013-07-16 14:36:48
学会 balance 就是生活的课程。 无公式可循,唯结果可测。
sinead42732013-07-16 15:24:03
谢谢花姐。
把酒话桑麻2013-07-17 01:21:55
又看一遍,还是感动。