coknuck Posted March 30, 2009 CID Share Posted March 30, 2009 All depends on how you look at it??!!! 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted March 30, 2009 CID Share Posted March 30, 2009 Great post ol friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted March 31, 2009 CID Share Posted March 31, 2009 Yep, most city folks do not get it. Great post. But they do have the high speed internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irving25 Posted April 6, 2009 CID Share Posted April 6, 2009 I have to ask permission to grab this article, if you guys don't mind. I just liked the story, in fact I am bit fascinated of what we call one's perspective. We all have our own perspectives in our life, may it be good or bad, that really depends on how we look at it. The kid says otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 6, 2009 CID Share Posted April 6, 2009 to the forum irving25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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