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how much poor a rich person is - 21st March 2004, 11:03 PM

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 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
   
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22nd March 2004, 03:46 AM

This is great!

A good "thought for today" and "live by it everyday!"


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23rd March 2004, 11:10 AM

thanks
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