Father told his 3 sons when he sent them to the university: “I feel it is my duty to provide you with the best education possible, and you do not owe me anything for providing that.<>
However, I want you to appreciate it. As a token, I want each of you to 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, it was the doctor who put 20 x $50 notes onto the chest of the deceased.<>
Then, came the financial planner, who also put $1,000 on his father’s chest. Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer’s turn.<>
He reached into his jacket pocket, took out his check book, wrote a check for $3,000, put it into his father’s coffin, and took the $2,000 cash. He later went on to become a Member of Parliament…<>
