Mr Wilson was the chairman of the United Way, which had never received a donation from the most successful lawyer in town. He called on the attorney in an attempt to persuade him to mend his ways. "Our research shows that you made a profit of over $600,000 last year, and yet you have not given a dime to the community charities! What do you have to say for yourself?"
The lawyer replied, "Did your research also show
that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are
several times her annual income? Do you know about my brother, the disabled
veteran, who is blind and in a wheelchair? Do you know about my sister, whose
husband died in a traffic accident, leaving her penniless with three
children?"
Sheepishly, the charity solicitor admitted that he had
no knowledge of any of this.
"Well,
since I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"
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