Volunteerism
Pays!
There once was a filthy rich man who had loads of money, a big house, and lots
of women. In fact, he had everything his life he was a complete bore. To fight
it off, he would have annual parties that were just amazing. Every year he would
outdo the previous debauchery. Yet he was still bored. One year he had an idea.
He filled the pool with crocodiles.
Halfway through the bacchanalia he announced, "Anyone who can swim across my
pool and get out to the other side still alive can have my house." There was
silence, nobody took his dare. He spiced up the offer, "Anyone who can swim
through my pool and get out the other side still alive can have my house and all
my investments and stocks." Still silence.
Spicing up the offer even more, he threw in not only his house, his investments,
and stocks—he threw in all his money as well. Suddenly, there was a loud splash.
A man was fighting for his life with the crocodiles. The struggle was bloody but
the man managed to swim across the pool and get out alive, half dead with an arm
and a leg chomped off from his torso.
"Oh my God," said the rich man, "that was incredible! When do you want the
house?" "I don't want the house," said the poor guy. "When do you want the
money?" The man said he didn't want it either. "When do you want all my stocks
and investments?" "I don't want your stocks and investments," the brave man
added. "Well, what do you want, then?" the rich guy, perplexed, asked. The man
replied: "I want the jerk that pushed me in."
- Courtesy of Carlo