A Child's Perspective


       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 his 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."
       "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 boy's father was 
      speechless.
        Then his son added,
      "Thanks dad for showing me 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.
       Take joy in ALL you have, 
      especially your friends.




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