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 can be.
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 can be?" 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 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 in all you have, especially your friends.
