Life Choices

"Legal Advice"

A man walked into a legal office for advice about
a debt he owed.

The lawyer told the client that, technically, he
could get out of the obligation. "But morally," the
lawyer continued, "you have a responsibility. As
legal counsel, my recommendation is that you
satisfy the debt."

The client rose and walked toward the door.

"Sir, there's a $25 fee for my advice," the lawyer
reminded him.

With a shake of his head, the man replied, "I'm
not taking your advice."

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"Life Choices"

There was an old country preacher who had a teenage
son, and it was getting time the boy should give some
thought along the line of choosing a profession. Like
many young men, then and now, the boy didn't really
know what he wanted to do- and he didn't seem overly
concerned about it.

One day, while the boy was away at school, his father
decided to try an experiment. What he did was, he went
into the boy's room and placed on his study table these
three objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, and a bottle of whiskey...

"Now then," the old preacher said to himself, "I'll just hide
behind the door here, and when my son comes home from
school this afternoon, I'll see which of these three objects
he picks up. If he picks up the Bible, he's going to be a
preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he
picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and
that would be o.k. too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's
going to be a drunkard - a no-good drunkard and Lord,
what a shame that would be."

The old man was anxious as he waited, and soon he
heard his son's footsteps as he came in the house
whistling and headed back to his room. He deposited
his books on the bed, as a matter of routine, and as he
turned around to leave the room he spotted the objects
on the table.

With a curious set in his eye, he walked over to inspect
them. What he finally did was, he picked up the Bible and
placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and
dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took
a big drink...

"Lord have mercy," the old man whispered, "He's gonna
be a politician!"
Received on Sun Jul 24 02:25:15 2005