Wealth
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, 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. "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.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially
your friends! "Life it too short, and friends are
too few."
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