A man who had everything a man could desire
Once there was a man who had everything a man could desire:
A wonderful job that he liked, a wonderful wife, and wonderful children. But one day, he began to see sparks in front of his eyes. At first, he tried to ignore them, but they began to get worse. Finally, he paid a visit to the doctor. The doctor examined him but could find nothing wrong. So, he sent him to a specialist—a neurosurgeon—who examined him thoroughly with many tests. The neurosurgeon also found nothing, but he said to the man:
"Although I can find nothing specific, I’ve had cases like this before. Often, it’s some pressure on the brain. It usually results in death in six months to a year." The man became very upset. But then he decided that if he only had such a short time to live, he would enjoy life and do everything he ever wanted. The man loved nice clothes, so he went to the best tailor in town and said:
"Give me the best clothes you have in your store—English imported suits, Italian leather suits, hand-stitched silk ties, and one dozen of the best tailored silk shirts. Size fourteen neck." The tailor, who had taken all his measurements, said:
"Fourteen neck? You don’t have a fourteen neck. You have a fifteen neck." "Don’t tell me what I have," said the man. "I’ve been wearing a size fourteen neck all my adult life." "Well," said the tailor, "if that is so, then you must be seeing sparks in front of your eyes!"