A father told his 3 sons when he sent them to the university: "I feel
it's my duty to provide you with the best possible education, and you
do not owe me anything for that. However, I want you to appreciate it.
As a token, please each 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 10 newly printed crisp 100 bills
onto the chest of the deceased.
Then, came the financial planner, who also put 1,000 there.
Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer's turn. He dipped into his
pocket, took out his checkbook, wrote a check for 3,000, put it into
his father's coffin, and took the 2,000 cash
He is now running for Congress in your district ...
