One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a
trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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 protectthem."
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!
