The staff at a local charity office realised that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called the lawyer to persuade him to contribute.
"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of $500,000, you have not given even a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"
The lawyer 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 charity organisation representative mumbled, "Uh, no, I did not know that.”
"Or," the lawyer continued, "that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"
The caller began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted when the lawyer added, "Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident,” the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?"
The humiliated caller, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea. I’m so sorry sir."
On a roll, the lawyer rudely 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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