Maya Angelou once poignantly
said: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you
did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Many of us strive for this. We do good,
moral, and upright things because we
want to leave a positive legacy in our
wake.
Unfortunately, not all of us feel this
way. Some people give in to their more
selfish emotions, wanting to enjoy their
lives on their own terms regardless of
how it affects others, and one of the
most common ways people do this is by
succumbing to greed.
said: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you
did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Many of us strive for this. We do good,
moral, and upright things because we
want to leave a positive legacy in our
wake.
Unfortunately, not all of us feel this
way. Some people give in to their more
selfish emotions, wanting to enjoy their
lives on their own terms regardless of
how it affects others, and one of the
most common ways people do this is by
succumbing to greed.
One widow, in a story that has haunted
me for years, was nothing like her late
spouse. Her husband was a man who
worked very hard for his money and
felt that because he did, he deserved to
keep it all to himself. Guided by this
kind of moral compass, he also expected
his honorable wife put her morals on
the line to grant him a dying wish. At
the funeral of her husband, however,
she figured out a way of keeping her
integrity while granting his wish, and
the idea is nothing short of brilliant…
me for years, was nothing like her late
spouse. Her husband was a man who
worked very hard for his money and
felt that because he did, he deserved to
keep it all to himself. Guided by this
kind of moral compass, he also expected
his honorable wife put her morals on
the line to grant him a dying wish. At
the funeral of her husband, however,
she figured out a way of keeping her
integrity while granting his wish, and
the idea is nothing short of brilliant…
“There was a man who had worked all
of his life and has saved all of his
money.
He was a real cheapskate when it came
to his money. He loved money more
than just about anything, and just
before he died, he said to his wife, ‘Now
listen, when I die I want you to take all
my money and place it in the casket
with me. Because I want to take all my
money to the after life.’ So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died she would put all the money in the casket with him. When one day he died.”
of his life and has saved all of his
money.
He was a real cheapskate when it came
to his money. He loved money more
than just about anything, and just
before he died, he said to his wife, ‘Now
listen, when I die I want you to take all
my money and place it in the casket
with me. Because I want to take all my
money to the after life.’ So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died she would put all the money in the casket with him. When one day he died.”
“He was stretched out in the casket, the
wife was sitting there in black next to
their best friend. When they finished
the ceremony, just before the
undertakers got ready to close the
casket, the wife said, ‘Wait a minute!’
She had a shoebox with her, she came
over with the box and placed it in the
casket. Then the undertakers locked the
casket and rolled it away.”
wife was sitting there in black next to
their best friend. When they finished
the ceremony, just before the
undertakers got ready to close the
casket, the wife said, ‘Wait a minute!’
She had a shoebox with her, she came
over with the box and placed it in the
casket. Then the undertakers locked the
casket and rolled it away.”
“Her friend said, ‘I hope you weren’t
crazy enough to put all that money in
there with that stingy old man.’ She said, ‘Yes, I promised. I’m a good Christian, I can’t lie. I promised him that I was to put that money in that casket with him.’
‘You mean to tell me you put every cent
of his money in the casket with him?’
‘I sure did,’ said the wife. ‘I got it all together, put it into my account and I
wrote him a check.’ ”
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crazy enough to put all that money in
there with that stingy old man.’ She said, ‘Yes, I promised. I’m a good Christian, I can’t lie. I promised him that I was to put that money in that casket with him.’
‘You mean to tell me you put every cent
of his money in the casket with him?’
‘I sure did,’ said the wife. ‘I got it all together, put it into my account and I
wrote him a check.’ ”
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