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."











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