Rich and Poor
Author Unknown
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 theyhave a creek that has no end. We have imported
lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reachesto 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 beyondour 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 persons
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 we have, especially our friends and family.
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