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 the trip , the father asked his son, ”How was the trip son?”
“It was great
son.”
“Did you see how
the poor people live?”
“Oh yeah” said
the son.
“So, tell me,
what did you learn from the trip?”
The son answered:
“ I saw that we
have one dog and they had four.
We have one
swimming pool that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a creek
that has no end.
We have imported
lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small
piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We need servants
to serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our
food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls
around our property to protect us, they 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 !
“LIFE IS TOO
SHORT AND FRIENDS ARE VERY FEW .”