Three women once sat together proudly comparing their sons\u2019 success stories. The first beamed, \u201cMy son graduated top of his class from Oxford and now earns $250,000 a year as a doctor in Chicago.\u201d The second smiled even wider. \u201cThat\u2019s lovely. My son graduated first from Cambridge. He\u2019s a lawyer in Los Angeles making half a million a year.\u201d The third woman shrugged modestly. \u201cWell, my son never cared much for school and didn\u2019t attend university. But he earns a million pounds a year in London as a sports repairman.\u201d The other two blinked in confusion. \u201cA sports repairman?\u201d they asked. She nodded calmly. \u201cYes, he fixes things \u2014 hockey games, football matches, snooker tournaments.\u201d Sometimes the biggest earnings don\u2019t come from degrees \u2014 but from knowing how to \u201cadjust\u201d the scoreboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another tale, three men reached Heaven\u2019s gates and were told their transportation across the final bridge would reflect their faithfulness. The first admitted, \u201cFive years married\u2026 I cheated three times.\u201d He received an old pickup truck. The second said, \u201cEleven years, only once,\u201d and was handed the keys to a sleek Mercedes. The third proudly declared, \u201cTwenty years, never once. We loved each other deeply.\u201d The angel, impressed, gifted him a gold Lamborghini. As he drove ahead of the others, they later found him parked and crying. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d they asked. He sighed, \u201cI just saw my wife \u2014 she was riding a skateboard.\u201d Even in paradise, comparisons can still sting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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