One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son
on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing
him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what
would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,
'How was the
trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father
asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?'
asked the father
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a
pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they
have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the
stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole
horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have
fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have
friends to protect them.'
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor
we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks
for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we
don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your
friends!
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