by Robert Robinson on Monday, August 23, 2010 at 8:33am ·
One day a father ofa very wealthy family took his son
on a trip to thecountry 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 beconsidered a very poor family.
On their returnfrom their trip, the father asked his
son, "How wasthe trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poorpeople can be?" the father asked. "Oh Yeah" said theson. "So what did you
learn from thetrip?" asked the father.
The son answered,"I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool thatreaches to the middle of our garden and they
have a creek thathas no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and
they have the starsat night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the wholehorizon. We have a small piece of landto live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants whoserve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We havewalls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect
them."Withthis the boy's father was speechless. Then his son
added, "Thanksdad or showing me how poor we are." Too many times we
forgetwhat we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person'sworthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one'sperspective. Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks forallthe bounty we have, instead of worrying about wanting more. Take joy in allyou have, especially your friends. Pass this message on.
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