One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the coun!
Question: 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"
Answers: 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"
thats great
That wasn't a question.
thats is so true thx for sharing
That came in my email, too. The question is.....?
While I agree that wasn't a question, I want to thank you for sharing that. It is too true...
that was good *
"They are rich who have true friends"
good persepctive
i guess i could sorta learn from this, not that i'm rich, but i'm not poor either and do take some things for granted
I have seen this many times and I thank you for sharing it again. It is a lesson we all need to be reminded of.
i liked this!
Wow the boy is so wise. That's very true. Now I'll think about the way people live more differently.
not a joke or a riddle...and it's NOT FUNNY!!!!
wow. i really really liked this. thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I really needed that I think, been a bit of a rough time lately, needed some perspective.
This is a very good text to share.. i'll be adding it to my collection of inspiring stories i have found... a scrapbook =) THANKS =)
a star for you once again....