A local NGO office realized that the organization had never
received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer.
The person
in charge of contributions calls him to persuade him to contribute.
"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000,
you did not give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to
the community in some way?"
The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and
replied, "First, 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?"
Embarrassed, the NGO rep mumbled, "Um, no."
The
lawyer interrupts, "Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and
confined to a wheelchair?"
The stricken NGO rep began to stammer
out an apology, but was interrupted again.
"Or that my sister's husband
died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation,
"leaving her penniless with three children?!"
The humiliated NGO rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea."
On a roll, the
lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to any of them,
why should I give any to you?"
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