Thought i'de share this little story .. which i recieved from a dear sister
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???s
" 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
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???s
" 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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