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" 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, 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.
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" 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, 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.
