Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Perspective>>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 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!>>"Life is too short and friends are too few."> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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