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From: Ccryder752@aol.com
Tue Apr 30 08:06:32 2002
What It Means To Be Poor...
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. Makes you wonder what would happen if we all
gave thanks for all the bounty we have, instead of worrying about wanting
more. Take joy in all you have, especially your friends.
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