A
father told each of his 3 sons when he
sent them off to college, "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, the doctor put 10 newly printed
crisp $100 bills onto the chest of the
deceased.
Then, the financial planner also put
$1,000 there in 20 newly printed crisp
$50 bills.
Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer's
turn. He reached 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.
The lawyer is now
running for Congress in your district.