A song from my past
This is a song that a famous child artist sang when I was a kid. I played some of her other songs to you today, but I'm not sure you liked any of them :)
The song depicts a conversation between a daughter and her father: it starts with her asking him to play with her and is trying to get his attention, but he tells her that he is too tired. She asks him to tell her a story, he says he's too busy. She asks him why he seems so preoccupied, he tells her he is thinking of bills and how he's going to pay them, to which she replies and tells him she understands that what he's really longing for is simpler times. He starts to tell her that life is all about taking and not giving, so she gives him a pair of shoes to fix :) He tells her that she should go away, please, otherwise he'll get upset, to which she tells him she loves him, and asks him to talk to her.
Come to think of it, it's a little bit of a sad song really! Still, It strikes me as a typical conversation between an Arab father and his kids. The song captures it well: the absentmindedness and worry. I hope we never have a conversation like this, and that we can enjoy our time together, rather than worry about the things that don't matter.