A matter of life and death

“What if I said you’d got just six months to live?” The doctor had known his multi-millionaire patient for years and spoke straight.

“What?” asked the tycoon, shocked, but the doctor quickly added.

“Hypothetically... what would you do?”

Relieved, the man replied. “Well... I’d try to make peace with my children, for whom I’ve not been the greatest father. And then I could see my grandchildren and try to stop them becoming like me. And I’d give a few millions to charity...”

“Why not do it now?”

“You mean I’m dying?”

“Not yet... but it might improve your living”