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 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I loved the story
I plan on passing it on. Thank you so much for such a rich treasure.
2006-09-21 17:59:06 · answer #1 · answered by ~♥ L ♥~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich
2006-09-22 00:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich.
2006-09-22 04:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope that I could view it from the same perspective as the little boy.
2006-09-22 00:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by CNKCKFIL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very nice story.......how true that people look for the material side to everything and we should all learn to value more then our money & possessions.
2006-09-22 00:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Carlyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certainly the farmers are not poor financially. both parties are rich
2006-09-22 00:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by www.dimitrios-art.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rich
2006-09-22 00:18:29 · answer #7 · answered by merkkrem101us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just scary.
2006-09-22 00:20:07 · answer #8 · answered by rere 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so true. Cool, I like it.
2006-09-22 00:26:07 · answer #9 · answered by Dawn Treader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too long
2006-09-22 00:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by 4 strings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋