...five more minutes

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Five More Minutes...

-Authorn unknown

 

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? "

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?

 

Unknown Author.

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Hello Friends,

 

Here is a little something that got me to thinking and I can certainly

relate to this. Hope that you find some wisdom in this. Even picking up

the phone and talking for 5 minutes to a friend I haven't spoken to for

a while, would also mean just as much.

 

Have a great day.

 

Harold

 

http://gemsofthought.tripod.com/poetry/

 

 

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