The Difference between Potential and Reality
A kid comes home with a writing assignment. He asks his father for help. "Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?" His father looks up, thoughtfully, and says: "I'll demonstrate it for you. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million pounds. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million pounds. Then come back and tell me what you've learned."
The kid is puzzled, but he decides to see if he can figure out what his father means. He asks his mother,"Mum, if someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Robert Redford?" His mother looks around shyly, and then with a little smile on her face, says "Don't tell your father, but yes, I would. In fact, I'd do it for nothing]"
Then he goes to his sister's room and asks, "If someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?" His sister looks up and says "Yes! Definitely! In fact, I'd do it for nothing!" The kid goes back to his father and says,
"Dad, I think I've worked it out: Potentially, we're sitting on two million quid, but in reality, we are living with two slags."