A woman awakes during the night to find that her
husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes
downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting
at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of
him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at
the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye
and takes a sip of his coffee.

"What's the matter, dear?", she whispers as she steps
into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of
night?".

The husband looks up from his coffee, "Do you remember
20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only
16?" he asks solemnly.

"Yes I do" she replies.

The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the
back seat of my car having sex?" "Yes, I remember"
says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside
him.

The husband continues. "Do you remember when he shoved
the shotgun in my face and said, either you marry my
daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 20 years?"

"I remember that too" she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I
would have gotten out of jail today"

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.