'Ayah, do you work hard?' tanya Zaim bila aku sampai rumah semalam. Baru aja aku nak buka sepatu.
'I try!' jawab aku.' Why?'
'Ustaz said that Allah will give us a lot of things if we work hard' jawab Zaim.
'I think that is correct. If you work hard and always usaha and ikhtiar, Allah will bless us with not only material things, but also health'.

'Most times I just hope for good mannered children', tambah aku.
Aku dah berkali-kali kata kepada anak-anak aku jangan terlalu berfikiran materialistik.

Zaim renung aku. 'Well, could you please work very very hard from now on, Ayah?' Zaim separuh pleading.
' Why?', tanya aku berkerut dahi.
'If you work hard from now, I could hope to be a millionaire by the time I'm 21' jawab Zaim selamba.

Aku terdiam sebentar. 'Hey... If you want to be a millionaire, you gotta earn it by yourself', aku dah sedar arah perbualan ini.
Zaim sengeh.

'Apparently I have not work hard enough' keluh aku sambil menjeling ke Zaim.

Zaim termenung sekejap sambil aku melangkah masuk.
Tiba-tiba dia mendongak bersuara,' What do you m..... Hey!'. Dia pon tersedar.