Smartest Man in the World

A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were
out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small
private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed
engine trouble.

In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the
plane started to go down. Finally, the pilot
grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers that
they had better jump, and bailed out.

Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes
remaining.

The doctor grabbed one and said "I'm a doctor, I
save lives, so I must live," and jumped out.

The lawyer then said, "I'm a lawyer and lawyers
are the smartest people in the world. I deserve to
live."

He also grabbed a parachute and jumped.

The priest looked at the little boy and said, "My
son, I've lived a long and full life. You are
young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take
the last parachute and live in peace."

The little boy handed the parachute back to the
priest and said, "Not to worry, Father. The
'smartest man in the world' just took off with
my back pack."