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 the son added, "Thanks Dad for
showing me how poor we are."
Makes you wonder what would happen if
we all gave thanks to God for all the bounty
we have been provided by Him.
Too many times we forget what we have
and concentrate on what we don't have.
It is all based on ones perspective.
