Essays
Getting To The Bottom Line
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM LINE
A dairy farmer went to buy a new pick-up truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates, so he decided to trade in his old clunker.
He chose a new model and was ready to write the check for the full amount. The salesman said, “Wait, I haven’t given you the final cost yet." The farmer said,
“Isn’t it the price I saw in the paper?” The salesman said, “No, that's for the basic model, all the options are extra." So after all the options were added,
the farmer reluctantly wrote a check and drove off in his new pick-up. A few months later the car salesman called the farmer because he wanted to buy a cow
for his son’s 4-H project. The farmer assured the car salesman that he had several good milk cows for sale for $500. The salesman drove out and selected a cow
and took out his checkbook. The farmer said, "Wait, I haven't given you the final cost yet.” Then he handed the salesman a bill that read: BASIC COW/$500 …
Two-tone exterior/$45 … Extra stomach/$75 … Milk storage comparment/$60 … Straw recycle compartment/$120 … Four Handy Spigots at $10 each/$40 …
Leather upholstery/$125 … Dual horns/$45 … Automatic rear fly-swatter/$38 … Natural fertilizer attachment/$185. GRAND TOTAL/$1,233.
(The above illustration was used by Terry Siverd in his September 16th, Sunday morning sermon entitled, "All To Jesus I Surrender".)
