[Rhodes22-list] Perspective

[elle]

>From one who has to keep this in mind every second of
every day, thanks. 

elle

--- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

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> 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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