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Story...Appreciate every single thing you have.......
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 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 & family.
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 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 & family.
