Malory 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. “He’s a handsome boy!” the man said, “That’s my daughter on the bicycle.” Then, looking at his watch, the man called his daughter. She pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad.” The man nodded. After a while, the man called again. Again, the girl pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad!” The man smiled and agreed. “You certainly are a patient father,” Malory said. The man said, “Her elder brother passed away in an accident last year while he was riding his bicycle here. I never spent time with him and now I would give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with my daughter. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
Spend Time with Loved Ones
