Doc
Well-known member
What a wonderful way to think of things.
>
> *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.
>
> Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
>
> 'Life is too short and friends are too few.'
>
> *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.
>
> Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
>
> 'Life is too short and friends are too few.'
