There Is Always A Purpose

[martymas]

hi all look what a lady friend sent me

marty

> >>>>>>>>>A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a

>> >>>>>>>>>particularly

>> >>>>>>>>>dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple

>>of

>> >>>>>>>>>dollars for dinner.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,

>>"If I

>> >>>>>>>>>give

>> >>>>>>>>>you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of

>>dinner?"

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man

>>replied.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?" the man

>> >>>>>>>>>asked.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"No, I don't waste time fishing," the homeless man said. "I need

>>to

>> >>>>>>>>>spend all my time trying to stay alive."

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of

>> >>>>>>>>>food?"

>> >>>>>>>>>the man asked.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf

>>in

>> >>>>>>>>>20

>> >>>>>>>>>years!"

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district

>> >>>>>>>>>instead

>> >>>>>>>>>of food?" the man asked.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the

>> >>>>>>>>>homeless

>> >>>>>>>>>man.

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money.

>> >>>>>>>>>Instead,

>> >>>>>>>>>I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my

>> >>>>>>>>>wife."

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with

>> >>>>>>>>>you for

>> >>>>>>>>>doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty

>> >>>>>>>>>disgusting."

>> >>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>The man replied, "That's okay. It's important for her to see

>>what a

>> >>>>>>>>>man

>> >>>>>>>>>looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."