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 can be.
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 the son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad!"
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh Yeah" said the son.
"So 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."
With this the boys father was speechless.
Then his son added, " Thanks dad for showing us how poor we are."

Too many times we forget what we have and
concentrate on what we don't have.
What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based
on one's perspective.

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave
thanks to God for all the
bounty we have been provided by Him, instead of
worrying about wanting more.
May God bless each and every one of you. Take joy
in all He has given each and every one of us, especially our friends.

Friends are angels that lift us to our feet when
our wings forget how to fly.


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