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One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country for
the sole purpose of showing his son how it was to be poor. They spent a
few days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor
family.
After their return from the trip, the father asked his
son how he liked the trip. "It was great, Dad," the son replied. "Did
you see how poor people can be?" the father aske...d. "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." The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "It
showed 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.
from Cowboys-4-Christ
19 hours ago
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