just 5 minutes

Just Five More Minutes
by: Author 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 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 responded.
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. ”
Life is all about making priorities, what are
your priorities?
Give someone you love 5 more minutes of
your time today!