A Different Perspective

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In a message dated 04/11/2000 10:11:10 PM EST, Sheepy7 writes:<< > 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 can be. 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 can be? " the father asked. > " Oh Yeah " said the son. > " So 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. " > With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, " Thanks > dad for showing > me how poor we are. " > > Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't > have. > What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession. > It is all based on one's perspective > >> >>