edensong Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 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, while 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. Link to comment
Momo Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Longggggggggg time no see Edensong! Link to comment
edensong Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Longggggggggg time no see Edensong! Okay, smartypants! I "stuck" a link to MrsS in my browser so I won't forget to come by more often. Isn't that a great story? Link to comment
Simone Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 That's great! I try explaining to my daughter about perspective. So far it's falling on deaf ears...... Link to comment
Leah Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A bucket of water to me, is an ocean to an ant, and a sip to an elephant. I forget who said that. Link to comment
edensong Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Leah, I love your quote in your siggie about the"crap" in the basement. Link to comment
Leah Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I spotted that over on www.free-blinkies.com , and it was about perfect for around this place so I just had to nab a copy. Link to comment
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