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 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."
With this the boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, dad, for showing
me how poor we are."
TOO MANY TIMES WE FORGET WHAT WE HAVE AND CONCENTRATE ON
WHAT WE DON’T HAVE.
WHAT IS ONE'S PERSON'S WORTHLESS OBJECT IS ANOTHER'S
PRIZE POSSESSION.
IT IS ALL BASED ON ONE'S PERSPECTIVE.
MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE ALL GAVE THANKS
FOR ALL THE BOUNTY WE HAVE INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WANTING MORE.
TAKE JOY AND APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE THING YOU HAVE!!