Dad, I need Your Time, If I Can Afford How Much?
Often in the busy work, we often forget the family, for the sake of a career and a lot of money so forget our obligations as the head of the family against his wife and children.
Although ultimately it all comes back to the family, but it is useless when family relationships are broken and they leave us.
Well, this time I want to tell a story between father and son, a piece that makes us inspired by the behavior of a child who wants to buy his father's time to be with him even in just a moment.
Call it his name Andi, a 9-year-old boy who is in need of attention of his parents, but his parents are busy working, so there is no time for a family. His father, Mr. Budi, who works in a private office, does not have much time for his son, he goes to work from 7 AM and returns until 9 pm.
Where is the time, Mr. Budi went on the morning of his son Andi his son has not awakened from sleep, while at home back home, the Andi is time to sleep, so Andi did not meet even with his father, made him feel like playing with his father like other children in general.
The longing and craving of his father grew so intense, Andi longed to wait for his father to come home, although his mother always told him to sleep because it was time to sleep, but he kept whining to see his father.
One night, the hour showed at 21:00 pm, Andi sat in the guest room waiting for his father to come home, soon his father came home.
Not as usual, when Mr. Budi came to the house seen Andi was sitting on the living room sofa with his nightgown, when it was time to sleep, Mr. Budi surprised and immediately asked.
"Andi, how come you have not slept yet?" asked Mr. Budi
"Andi's waiting for Dad to come home, because Andi wants to ask something with father, how much does dad pay?" Andi asked suddenly.
"Why are you wondering about your salary, Andi wants to ask for more money?" asked Mr. Budi back while surprised to hear his son's question.
"No well, Andi want to know ?..." said Andi
"Well, Andi can count yourself yes, every day the father works in the office for about 10 hours, and paid Rp 300.000.Average one month of working father is calculated 25 working days, so how much a month's salary?" asked Mr. Budi to his son.
But Andi still does not want to move from the seat, then ....
"Dad, can Andi borrow dad money of Rp 10,000?" Andi asked later.
Mr. Budi was shocked at his son's request, then he asked "why ask for money at night, tomorrow morning yes, now Andi is sleeping?"
"But dad ..." Andi still nags.
Then, with a slightly high tone, Mr. Budi told his son to get some sleep.
"Already ,,, now sleeping ...!"
Then Andi with a slightly desperate face ran to his room.
Mr. Budi seemed regretful with his words, then followed his son into the room. In the room Mr. Budi found his son was crying while holding money Rp. 20,000.
Mr. Budi approached his son while stroking the head Andi, he said "sorry father ya boy! For what Andi ask for money at night, tomorrow can still, let not Rp 10.000, more than that will give dad!"
Then, in his tears Andi replied "father, Andi actually did not ask, Andi only minjam same father, later if savings andi is sufficient from the money pocket, will Andi return".
"All right, but what's the money for?" asked Mr. Budi
"Father, from the 8th hour Andi was waiting for my father to come home, Andi want to take his father Andi to learn well, one hour only, Andi please.But Mother often say, if father time is very valuable, so Andi would buy father time for one hour, Andi open the savings, but there is only Rp 20.000, while the father said earlier, working father paid Rp 30,000 an hour, because that andi borrow the same father Rp 10,000 to meet the lack of money Andi "Mr. Budi just listened to Andi explanation.
Hearing the words of his son, Mr. Budi immediately ease, lost words and embrace his son was crying. Then apologized to his son.
"Forgive father ya son ..." said Mr. Budi in tears.
"All this time Dad forgot what Daddy worked for.
Andi was silent in his father's arms, as if he understood what his father was feeling.
From that story, let's reflect back on what we have given to our children today. Have we given enough affection and attention to our children?
How we should solve a problem, while the problem is not known, it often happens to our children who do not dare to tell the problem to every parent, this is our job parents try to understand, pay attention, so as parents, we will know and can solve the problems that our children are feeling.
Being grateful is the best way to be enough, even to blend in need. Do not try before.
In life, every problem is a valuable lesson. Every trial that comes is the process of self-maturation. Happiness will not come over if you do not pick her up. Create in mind, move on to action. Smile!