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!
