Nice One

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.