Just Five
More Minutes
While at the park one
day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's
my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater
who was gliding down the slide.
"He's a fine looking
boy," the man said. "That's my son on the swing in the blue sweater." Then,
looking at his watch, he called to his son.
"What do you say
we go, Todd?"
Todd pleaded, "Just
five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes." The man nodded
and Todd continued to swing to his heart's content.
Minutes passed and
the father stood and called again to his son. "Time to go now?" Again Todd
pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes."
The man smiled and
said, "O.K."
"My, you certainly
are a patient father," the woman responded.
The man smiled and
then said, "My older son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while
he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and
now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not
to make the same mistake with Todd. He thinks he has five more minutes
to swing. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch him play."
Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?
Author:
Unknown
|
