[Healeys] FW: FW: The morality of dishonesty ...

[Simon Lachlan]

I was sent this today.............

Simon



 Robbers entered a bank in a small town.
One of them shouted: "Don't move! The money belongs to the bank. Your lives
belong to you.b
Immediately all the people in the bank laid on the floor quietly and without
panic.
This is an example of how the correct wording of a sentence can make everyone
change their view of the world.


One woman laid on the floor in a provocative manner.
The robber approached her saying, " Ma'am, this is a robbery not a rape.
Please behave accordingly."
This is an example of how to behave professionally, and focus on the goal.


While running from the bank the youngest robber (who had a college degree)
said to the oldest robber
 (who had barely finished elementary school): "Hey, maybe we should count how
much we stole?"
The older man replied: "Donbt be stupid. It's a lot of money so let's wait
for the news on TV to find out
 how much money was taken from the bank."
This is an example of how life experience is more important than a degree.


After the robbery, the manager of the bank said to his accountant: "Let's call
the cops and tell them how much has been stolen."
"Waitb, said the Accountant, "before we do that, let's add the B#800,000 we
took for ourselves a few months
 ago and just say that it was stolen as part of todaybs robbery."
This is an example of taking advantage of an opportunity.


The following day it was reported in the news that the bank was robbed of B#3
million.
The robbers then counted the money, but they found only B#1 million so they
started to grumble.
"We risked our lives for B#1 million, while the bank's management robbed two
million without blinking?
 Maybe its better to learn how to work the system, instead of being a simple
robber."
This is an example of how knowledge can be more useful than power.


 Moral: Give a person a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a person a bank, and
he can rob everyone.