Bolehkah aku pinjam Rs 25,- mama?

Email dari Julia Bogasin 03 Mei 2009

Seorang ibu pulang kerja agak terlambat. Lelah sekali. Dia melihat anak lak2 nya yang berusia 5 tahun menunggunya di pintu.
Anak: "Ma, boleh aku bertanya?"
Ibu:"Ya, apa?"
Anak:" Berapa gaji ibu satu jam?"
Ibu:"Jangan tanya itu. Kenapa kamu menanyakannya?", si ibu mulai marah.
Anak:"Saya hanya ingin tahu. Katakan, berapa gaji ibu satu jam?"
Ibu:"Kalau kamu mau tahu, ibu mendapat Rs 50,- satu jam.
Anak:" Oh.". Dan dia menundukkan kepalanya.
Lalu katanya:" Ma, bolehkah aku pinjam Rs 25,-?

Si ibu mulai jengkel."Kalau kamu nanyakan gaji ibu, cuma mau pinjam uang buat beli mainan yang ga guna, lebih baik sekarang kamu cepet bobo aja. Ibu ga kerja buat anak seperti itu."
A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.

Si anak, pelan2 pergi ke kamarnya dan menutup pintu.
Sang ibu duduk, makin marah memikirkan permintaan anaknya. Mengapa anaknya berani menanyakan gaji hanya mau pinjam duit.
Tetapi se jam kemudian. si ibu menjadi tenang. Dan dia berpikir mungkin anaknya memang sangat perlu untuk membeli sesuatu yang penting. Dan anaknya memang jarang pinjam uang.
Lalu dia pergi ke kamar anaknya.
" Sudah tidur sayang?" katanya.
"Belon ma,"jawab anak.
"Maafkan mama sayang, tadi mama sudah marah ke kamu. Ibu capai kerja seharian. Ini uang Rs 25,- yang kamu minta." kata ibu.
Anaknya bangun dan tersenyum. Lalu dia mengambil di bawah bantalnya sejumlah uang.
Si ibu melihat bahwa anaknya ternyata sudah punya uang, dia mulai marah lagi.
"kamu sudah punya uang, kenapa masih pinjam?, omelnya.

Anaknya menjawab:" Karena uangku ga cukup. Tapi sekarang sudah cukup.

"MAMA, INI Rs 50,- BOLEHKAH AKU MEMBELI WAKTUMU 1 JAM? AGAR MAMA BESOK BISA PULANG LEBIH AWAL, SUPAYA BISA MAKAN MALAM BERSAMA KU?

Sang ibu sangat terpukul mendengar pertanyaan anaknya. lalu dia memeluknya. Dia menyadari kesalahannya.

Untuk direnungkan. Bagi yang sangat sibuk.

Kita tidak mungkin hidup tanpa meluangkan waktu bagi orang yang kita kasihi.
Gunakan Rs 50,- mu untuk menyatakan kasihmu padanya.
Bila kita mati. Perusahaan akan mudah mencari gantinya. Tetapi mereka yang mengasihi kita, akan merasa sangat kehilangan.

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.
SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'
MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'
MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
MUM: 'If you must know, I make R 50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow R25?'

The mother 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 woman 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 woman had calmed down , and started to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that R25.00 and she really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the R25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The woman 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 mother.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.

'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.

'Mummy, I have R50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she 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 R50 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 the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. Thanks