PERSPECTIVE - A Lesson on Life
March 30, 2008 by smileyes
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."
