An important story about making good choices

[mwardncsu]

Had to pass this along....



blogs.roanoke.com/wildlife/



I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.

I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,”If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?”

“No, I had to stop drinking years ago,” the homeless man replied.

“Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?” I asked.

“No, I don’t waste time fishing,” the homeless man said.. “I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.”

“Will you spend this on hunting equipment?” I asked.

“Are you NUTS!” replied the homeless man. “I haven’t gone hunting in 20 years!”

“Well,” I said, “I’m not going to give you money. Instead, I’m going to take you home for a shower and a terrific dinner cooked by my wife.”

The homeless man was astounded. “Won’t your wife be furious with you for doing that?

I replied, “Don’t worry about that. It’s important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up drinking, fishing and hunting.”

[bigjon]

I'm just surprised the old guy was still alive after giving up all that!

[hotdog]

I need to show this to Karen, RIGHT NOW!!!!

[striperseeker]

Love it.

[leeb]

What is he even living for? Thats why he doesn't have a job or money; he doesn't have anything to spend it on.


A man I used to work for was always very happy when an employee found a new hobby or had another kid on the way. It always meant he was going to work harder to make more money. He put us all on commission.