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 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!Pass this on to friends and
acquaintances
>and help them refresh their perspective and
>appreciation. "Life is too short and friends are too
few."
2006-09-21
17:13:56
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