The Salvation Army realized that it had never received a donation from
the
city's most successful lawyer.
So a Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army?"
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
Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army 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 the hell makes you
think
I'd give any to you?"
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
the
city's most successful lawyer.
So a Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army?"
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
Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army 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 Salvation Army 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 the hell makes you
think
I'd give any to you?"
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE