Father told his 3 sons when he sent them to
the university:
“I feel it is my duty to provide you
with the best education possible,
and you do not owe me anything for
providing that.
However, I want you to appreciate it. As a
token, I want each of you
to
put $1,000 into my coffin when I die.”
And so it happened. His sons became a doctor, a lawyer, and a financial
planner, each very successful financially.
When their father’s time had come and they saw their father in the
coffin,
they remembered his wish.
First, it was the doctor who put 20 x $50 notes onto the chest of the deceased.
Then, came the financial planner, who also put $1,000 on his
father’s chest.
Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer’s turn.
He reached into his jacket pocket, took out his check book, wrote a
check
for $3,000, put it into his father’s coffin, and took the $2,000
cash.
He later went on to become a Member of Parliament…
