Today I want to tell a story about family affection and morality. The protagonists of the story are my father and second uncle. Although the two of them don't usually interact with each other, because of a recent incident, I have a deeper understanding of family and family affection.
Not long ago, my father was unwell and planned to have an operation. This is really a big deal for our family. Our family is preparing for my father's surgery and looking forward to his speedy recovery. However, at this time, the second uncle suddenly came to the door.
As soon as the second uncle entered the house, he hurriedly said to us, "Do you know? My son recently owe a debt for gambling, and now the creditor comes to collect the debt every day. I want to borrow some money first to help my son pay off this debt. When your father's surgery is done and his financial situation improves, he will return it to me. ”
Hearing the words of the second uncle, we were all stunned. This sudden request for money put our family in an awkward position. After all, Dad's surgery also required a lot of money, and our family's financial situation was not well-off.
The second uncle seemed to see our concerns, and continued, "I know that your current situation may not be good. But my son's affairs are really urgent, and if this debt is not paid off in time, he may be hunted down by creditors. You can help him, and when your father's operation is done, I will definitely find a way to return it to you." ”
Hearing the second uncle's request, our family fell into deep thought. This is a very tricky question. If we don't help my second uncle, his son's life may be in danger, but if we lend him money, Dad's surgery costs will be even tighter.
After some discussion, we finally decided to lend money to the second uncle first. After all, we are a family and cannot afford to watch our loved ones fall into trouble. Moreover, we also believe that the second uncle will return the money to us as soon as possible.
So, we scraped together the money and handed it over to the second uncle. The second uncle took the money gratefully and said, "Thank you, I will definitely return it to you as soon as possible." ”
However, things didn't go as smoothly as we thought. Dad's surgery was postponed due to some unforeseen circumstances. And the second uncle has not been reported to repay the money. We started to get a little worried, after all, this money is not a small amount of money for us.
In the following days, we kept urging the second uncle to repay the money. But each time he said, "I am short of money now, and I will return it to you after a while." In this way, time passed day by day, but the second uncle never fulfilled it