Paul was a huge Chicago Bears fan. For years he had tried to get
tickets to a Bears game, without ever seeing them except on TV.
One year the Bears made it all the way to the Super Bowl, and to
Paul's absolute delight, he won a ticket to the Super Bowl in a
raffle! He was ecstatic! Finally, a chance to see "Da' Bears" -
in THE SUPER BOWL, no less!
He went to the stadium with great anticipation and it wasn't
until he found his seat that he realized why the ticket was free.
He was in the very top row, in the end zone no less!
After trying to watch the first quarter with the players on the
field the size of ants, Paul noticed that way down in front,
right on the 50 yard line, was an empty seat. He worked his way
down to the row where the empty seat was and asked the man
sitting there if the seat was taken.
"My wife used to sit there", said the man. "We have had season's
tickets here for 28 years, but since she died, the seat has been
vacant."
"I'm sorry to hear about your wife", said Paul. "Would you mind
if I watched the rest of the game here with you?"
"Go right ahead," said the man.
Paul sat down and eagerly began to watch his Bears in action.
Then he began to think. "Excuse me," he asked, " Couldn't you get
a friend or relative to watch the game with you? After all, this
is the Super Bowl!"
"Nah," said Dave," They're all at the funeral."
