Story about communication: How to follow instructions the right way

Some time ago a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his money died with a strange and difficult request to his wife.

This man was in love with his money more than with his wife. He never took his wife on a trip, dinner or movie because that would mean he would lose money. And as he started to feel weaker he started to fear what would happen to the money once he would die. So he gave the following instructions to his wife »Dear wife please listen carefully. When I die I want you to take all of my money and place it in the casket with me. I want to take all of my money to the afterlife.«

So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he dies she would put all the money in the sacket with him. Just to make sure the man also made a will. And not too long the day came when the man died. On the day of his funeral, everyone he knew came to his funeral to see if he was really going to be buried with all of his money. Even the lawyer was there.

The man was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting close in black and beside her were their best friend. When the ceremony was finished, just before the undertakers were ready to close the casket, the wife said »Wait a minute!« As she was walking towards the casket she asked the lawyer who has written…