Lesson in Wealth
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 to God for all the bounty we have
been provided by Him, instead of worrying about
wanting more.
