Stories with Moral Lessons

"Five More Minutes"

Hello! At last, I finally got a few days reprieve from school. Yehey! :D
Happy reading! ;)
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    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 daughter on the bike in the white dress.”

    Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?”  Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”  The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”

    Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.”  The man smiled and said, “OK.” 

   “My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman suddenly said.

    The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother, 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 Melissa.  She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
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Moral: Life is very unpredictable. So we must find time to spend with our loved ones even once in a while.

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This story is short but very heartwarming. But I can't help pointing out the fact that his son got killed in that area riding a bike, but he still let his other child play there. If I were the father, I would forbid my child going to that area. Haha! But this story has a good moral lesson so I decided to share this with you. :)

Thank you for reading! Have a good day!