IT COULD BE WORSE

Frank constantly irritated his friends with eternal optimism. No matter how horrible the circumstance, he would remake: “It could have been worse.” To cure him of this annoying habit, his friend decided to invent a situation so bad, so terrible, that even Frank could find no hope in it. 
On the golf course one day, a friend said: “Frank, did you hear about Tom? He came home last night, found his wife in bed with another man, shot them both, then return the gun on himself.” 
“That’s horrible.” Frank said, “But it could be worse.” 
“How could it possible any worse?” the friend asked angrily. 
“Well,” Frank answered, “If it happened the night before, I’d be dead.”