Danang Sailor
nullius in verba
The Salvation Army realized that they had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer, a dour man
who had immigrated from Scotland in his teens.
So a Salvation Army volunteer made an appointment to see the lawyer in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over three
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 thought for a moment and said, "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long,
painful illness and has huge care bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?"
Embarrassed, the Salvation Army volunteer mumbled, "Uh... No, I didn't know that."
"Secondly," says the lawyer, "did your research show that my younger brother, a disabled Afghanistan veteran, is blind,
confined to a wheelchair and cannot work to support his wife and six children?"
The stricken volunteer began to stammer an apology, but was cut off again.
"Thirdly," the lawyer said, "did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident,
leaving her penniless with a mortgage and the burden of supporting three children, one of whom is disabled requiring
an array of specialist nurses and another who has learning disabilities requiring expensive private tutors?"
Completely beaten, the humiliated Salvation Army volunteer said, "I'm so sorry. I had no idea."
The lawyer thought again for a moment and said, "So, tell me Mr. Salvation Army volunteer, if I don't give money to any of
them, what in Hell makes you think I'd give any to you?"
who had immigrated from Scotland in his teens.
So a Salvation Army volunteer made an appointment to see the lawyer in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over three
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 thought for a moment and said, "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long,
painful illness and has huge care bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?"
Embarrassed, the Salvation Army volunteer mumbled, "Uh... No, I didn't know that."
"Secondly," says the lawyer, "did your research show that my younger brother, a disabled Afghanistan veteran, is blind,
confined to a wheelchair and cannot work to support his wife and six children?"
The stricken volunteer began to stammer an apology, but was cut off again.
"Thirdly," the lawyer said, "did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident,
leaving her penniless with a mortgage and the burden of supporting three children, one of whom is disabled requiring
an array of specialist nurses and another who has learning disabilities requiring expensive private tutors?"
Completely beaten, the humiliated Salvation Army volunteer said, "I'm so sorry. I had no idea."
The lawyer thought again for a moment and said, "So, tell me Mr. Salvation Army volunteer, if I don't give money to any of
them, what in Hell makes you think I'd give any to you?"
LMAO,,,Thanks