A rich man who once asked his priest, "Why does everybody call me  stingy when everyone knows that when I die I will leave  everything I  have to this temple?"

The priest said:

"There once was a pig and a cow. The pig was unpopular and the cow was loved by all in the village. This  puzzled the pig.

The pig said to  the cow, 'People speak warmly of your  good nature and  your helpful attitude. They think you are very generous because each day you give them milk, butter and cheese.  
But how about me? I give them everything I have. I give them the famous sausages, bacon and ham i.e. my entire body.
Yet no one likes me. Why is  that?'                                  
                                                                               
The priest continued: "Do you know what the cow answered?  
                             
The cow said, 'Perhaps  it is because I give while I am still living.'"