A local Rotary club office realised that the organisation had never received a donation from the town’s most successful solicitor. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.
“Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least £500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”
The solicitor mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”
Embarrassed, the Rotary rep mumbled, “Um … no.”
The solicitor interrupts, “or that my brother, a disabled war veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”
The stricken Rotary rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again. “Or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the solicitor’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!”
The humiliated Rotary rep, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea…”
On a roll, the solicitor cut him off once again, “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”
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