GIVING UP WINE

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty
and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for
dinner. I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give
you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?' 'No I had to
stop drinking years ago,' the homeless woman told me. 'Will you use it to
go shopping instead of buying food?' I asked. 'No, I don't waste time
shopping,' the homeless woman said... 'I need to spend all my time trying
to stay alive.' 'Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?'
I asked. 'Are you NUTS !' replied the homeless woman. ' I haven't had my
hair done in 20 years! ' 'Well,' I said, 'I'm not going to give you th e
money. Ins tead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my husband and
me tonight.' The homeles s Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband be
furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell
pretty disgusting.' I said, 'That's okay. It's important for him to see
what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair
appointments, and wine.'