An
old man was critically ill. Feeling that death was near, he called his lawyer.
"I want to become a lawyer. How much is it or the express degree you told
me about?"
"It's
50,000," the lawyer said. "But why? You'll be dead soon, why do you
want to become a lawyer?"
"That's
my business. Get me the course!"
Four
days later, the old man got his law degree. His lawyer was at his bedside, making
sure his bill would be paid.
Suddenly
the old man was racked with fits of coughing and it was clear that this would
be the end. Still curious, the lawyer leaned over and said, "Please, before
it's too late, tell me why you wanted to get a law degree so badly before you
died?"
In
a faint whisper, as he breathed his last, the old man said, "One less lawyer..."
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