What’s He Going To Be?
A man and his wife decided it was time to find out what their son wanted to be
when he grew up. They put a $20 bill on the dining room table – that would
represent a banker. Next to the bill, they put a new Bible – that would
represent a minister. Beside the Bible, they put a bottle of whiskey – that
would represent a bum. The couple hid where they could watch their son without
being seen.
Shortly after, the boy walked into the dining room, and immediately noticed the
items on the table. He looked around carefully, then picked up the money, held
it up to the light, and then put it down again.
He picked up the Bible, thumbed through it, and put that down too.
Then he quickly uncapped the whiskey bottle and sniffed the contents.
In one rapid motion, he stuffed the $20 bill into his pocket, put the Bible
under his arm, chugged down the entire contents of the whiskey bottle, and went
whistling out of the room.
“Well, that settles that,” the man said to his wife. “He’s going to be a
lawyer.”