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An old man is lying on his death bed. He turns to his nurse and asks to see his Doctor, his Priest and his Lawyer.
The three of them arrive and are taken to the man's bed. He's so happy to see them.
"Thank you all for coming. I don't have much time left and you three are the people I trust the most. I want you to do something for me. Under my bed, I have £30,000 and I want you all to make sure that when I die, the money is put in my coffin and is burned with me at my cremation."
The three all look at each other in astonishment. The old man continues.
"Take ten thousand each, and when I'm laid in state at the chapel of rest, visit me one at a time and put the money in the coffin."
A few days later, after the man has passed away and the cremation is over, the Doctor, the Priest and the Lawyer are at the gathering.
"Father", says the Doctor to the Priest, "I'm afraid I have a confession. I didn't put all of the money in the coffin last night. You see, there's a little girl I'm treating at the moment, and I took £2000 to buy a new drug to help her. I feel guilty for betraying the old man's last wish, but it has saved this girls life. I put the rest of the money in the coffin, anyway."
The priest replies, "Not to worry, my son. I think you did the right thing. In fact, to tell you the truth, I didn't put all the money in either. Sure, I went against a man's dying wish, but the church roof was badly in need of repair. We had already raised £10,000 and we needed another £5000, so I took it and put the rest in the coffin. I'm sure the man's looking down on us now and is happy that the congregation now can return safely to praise our lord; the roof will last another 100 years."
The Doctor and the Priest look to the Lawyer, and the Priest says, "Come now, I'm sure you of all people have a story of your own; a man of your profession."
The Lawyer replies indignantly, "How dare you! I'm ashamed of you both. I'll have you know I went last night and put in a cheque for the full amount!"
The three of them arrive and are taken to the man's bed. He's so happy to see them.
"Thank you all for coming. I don't have much time left and you three are the people I trust the most. I want you to do something for me. Under my bed, I have £30,000 and I want you all to make sure that when I die, the money is put in my coffin and is burned with me at my cremation."
The three all look at each other in astonishment. The old man continues.
"Take ten thousand each, and when I'm laid in state at the chapel of rest, visit me one at a time and put the money in the coffin."
A few days later, after the man has passed away and the cremation is over, the Doctor, the Priest and the Lawyer are at the gathering.
"Father", says the Doctor to the Priest, "I'm afraid I have a confession. I didn't put all of the money in the coffin last night. You see, there's a little girl I'm treating at the moment, and I took £2000 to buy a new drug to help her. I feel guilty for betraying the old man's last wish, but it has saved this girls life. I put the rest of the money in the coffin, anyway."
The priest replies, "Not to worry, my son. I think you did the right thing. In fact, to tell you the truth, I didn't put all the money in either. Sure, I went against a man's dying wish, but the church roof was badly in need of repair. We had already raised £10,000 and we needed another £5000, so I took it and put the rest in the coffin. I'm sure the man's looking down on us now and is happy that the congregation now can return safely to praise our lord; the roof will last another 100 years."
The Doctor and the Priest look to the Lawyer, and the Priest says, "Come now, I'm sure you of all people have a story of your own; a man of your profession."
The Lawyer replies indignantly, "How dare you! I'm ashamed of you both. I'll have you know I went last night and put in a cheque for the full amount!"
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