Post by jerrysmith on Aug 27, 2010 16:19:48 GMT -5
The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from
the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer
a visit in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, 'Our research shows that
even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a
penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to your community
through the United Way ?'
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, 'First, did your research
also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she
has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?'
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, 'Uh . . . no, I didn't know
that.'
'Secondly,' says the lawyer, 'did it show that my brother, a disabled
veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his
wife and six children?'
The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut
off again.
'Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband
died in dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and
three children, one of whom is disabled and another that has learning
disabilities requiring an array of private tutors?'
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, 'I'm so
sorry, I had no idea.'
And the lawyer says, 'So . . . if I didn't give any money to them,
what makes you think I'd give any to United Way?
the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer
a visit in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, 'Our research shows that
even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a
penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to your community
through the United Way ?'
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, 'First, did your research
also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she
has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?'
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, 'Uh . . . no, I didn't know
that.'
'Secondly,' says the lawyer, 'did it show that my brother, a disabled
veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his
wife and six children?'
The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut
off again.
'Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband
died in dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and
three children, one of whom is disabled and another that has learning
disabilities requiring an array of private tutors?'
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, 'I'm so
sorry, I had no idea.'
And the lawyer says, 'So . . . if I didn't give any money to them,
what makes you think I'd give any to United Way?