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.
>
> Appreaciate every single thing you have!
>
>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.
>
> Appreaciate every single thing you have!
>
