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 the 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 the 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 really are."
Too many times, we forget what we have and concentrate
on what we don't have. What is one's 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 and appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
"Life is too short, and really good friends are few."