Why grasp something that gives you ownership of a sinking boat? Can you imagine a drowning man declaring to the Atlantic ocean, "You can't drown me. I own stock in the Titanic!" The Atlantic might respond, "I've claimed the boat you trusted in, now I'm claiming you." You and your stock sink to the bottom of the Atlantic.

A rich man learned that he would die in a few days. He called his three friends: a doctor, preacher, and lawyer to his bedside. He said, "The preacher has told me that you can't take it with you, but I believe I have worked out a way so that I can. Doc tells me that I won't live long, so I have prepared three sealed envelopes, each containing $10,000. When I die, I want each of you to walk by the casket and drop in your envelope with the $10,000."

A short time later, they attended his funeral and then met together. The preacher said, "I've got a confession to make. We've been needing to repair the organ in the church for a long time, and I took $2,000 out of Bill's envelope and used it on the organ." The doctor said, "This makes it easier for me, because I took $5,000 out and used it for my new clinic and only dropped in $5,000." The lawyer said, "Well, my conscience is clear. I did just what Bill said. I kept my envelope, picked up both of yours and dropped in a check for the whole amount of $30,000." Many people have tried to take it with them, but all in vain.