Homeless man
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:17 pm
A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a
> particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a
> couple of
> dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars
and
> asked, If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?"
> "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.
> "Will you use it to gamble" asked the business man?
> "No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can
> get just to stay alive."
>
> "Will you spend it on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"
> the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't
> played golf in
> 20 years!"
>
> "Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district
> instead of food?" the man asked.
> "What are you kiddin' and catch a disease for ten lousy bucks?!!"
> exclaimed the homeless man.
> "Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead
> I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."
> The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you
> for doing that?" I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty
> disgusting." The man replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what
> a man
> looks like who's given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex".
fritz
<p>I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
> particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a
> couple of
> dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars
and
> asked, If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead?"
> "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.
> "Will you use it to gamble" asked the business man?
> "No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need everything I can
> get just to stay alive."
>
> "Will you spend it on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?"
> the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't
> played golf in
> 20 years!"
>
> "Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district
> instead of food?" the man asked.
> "What are you kiddin' and catch a disease for ten lousy bucks?!!"
> exclaimed the homeless man.
> "Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead
> I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."
> The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you
> for doing that?" I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty
> disgusting." The man replied, "That's okay. I just want her to see what
> a man
> looks like who's given up beer, gambling, golf, and sex".
fritz
<p>I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness, and growth occurs while you're climbing it.