新加坡有一個富豪，超級有錢。可是吝嗇佈施。 有一天他去理髮，那個理髮師問那位富豪：『先生！聽說您很有錢！』
富豪一聽，心裡非常得意，馬上回：『沒錯！富可敵國了』
那理髮師接著說：『我想，您的財富加起來，應該也只多我3000元』
富豪一聽，非常生氣，大聲的說：『你說這什麼話！我現在口袋裡的現鈔，都比你的所有財產還多』
⋯⋯理髮師趕緊說：『不要生氣~先聽我說。請問您，現在新加坡最貴的棺材多少錢？』
富豪說：『4000元』那最便宜的棺材多少錢？富豪回：『1000元』
所以，您這肉體不能用的時候，一定是買最貴的棺木，我窮，買最便宜的。
你最後的財產也只多我3000元。其它都不是您的了。 那富豪一聽，恍然大悟，從此樂善好施。積德無數。
而這個故事的另一件美談，則是那位理髮師，他雖貧窮，卻有無量功德。
因為，開人智慧有大德。心中無道、腦中無智，才是真貧.
There was a rich man who was very stingy. He hardly donate
to charity. One day, he went for a hair cut. His hairdresser said
to him " You must be a very rich man." The rich man was very happy
to hear that. The hair dresser carried on to tell the rich man that
no matter how rich he was, he was only $3000 richer than him.
The rich man was very angry and asked why the hair dresser said
that. The hair dresser asked him to cool down and asked
him how much was the cheapest and the most expensive
coffin. The rich man said the cheapest was about $1000 and the most
expensive was about $4000. The hair dresser said he was poor so
most likely he would be lying in the cheapest coffin which was
$1000 and the rich man would be lying in the most expensive coffin
which was $4000. The last property the rich man would
have was only $3000 more than the hair dresser.
The rich man was suddenly enlightened and began to donate.
