in sickness and wealth

[jivvy]

A man lying on his deathbed called to him, his lawyer, his doctor, and his pastor.

 "I am going to die tonight," and I want to prove that when you go to heaven you can take it all with you.

 So to my three most trusted friends, you three of course, I am leaving 50,000 dollars in these envelopes.

 When I die you must come to my funeral and put the envelopes in my coffin with me."

 The man handed the three men identical envelopes.

 A day later they each received news that, that night the old man had died . So each knew they must go to his funeral and fulfill his death wish.

 Standing over the coffin one week later the pastor confessed,
 " I can't hide what I've done. I took 10,000 dollars from the envelope because the church needed to be painted."

 Then as he did so the doctor also started to fidget then finally confessed
“I took 30,000 dollars from my envelope because the hospital needed a new wing."

 Then the lawyer said plainly
“You bunch of crooks! I wrote him a check for the full amount!"