Appreciation
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, especially your friends!
"Life is too short and friends are
too few."
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