The Dinner Invitation
One afternoon, a woman was walking down the street when she was stopped by a shabby-looking, homeless woman who asked if she could spare a couple of dollars for dinner.
The woman pulled out her wallet and said, “If I give you this money, will you spend it on wine instead of food?”
“Oh no,” the homeless woman said. “I gave up drinking years ago.”
“Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying dinner?”
“No,” she replied. “I don’t waste time shopping. I spend all my time just trying to get by.”
“How about a beauty salon—would you spend it there?”
“Are you kidding? I haven’t had my hair done in twenty years!”
The woman paused, put her wallet away, and said, “Then I won’t give you the money. Instead, I’d like to take you out for dinner tonight with my husband and me.”
The homeless woman was stunned. “But won’t your husband be upset? I know I’m dirty, and I probably don’t smell very good.”
The woman smiled and said, “That’s all right. It’s important for him to see what a woman looks like after she’s given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine.”
