PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE

 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!

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