One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show him the poverty in the world. They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son,“How was the trip?”
“Very good, Dad!”
“Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?” the father asked.
“Yeah!”
“And what did you learn?”
After thinking for a moment, the son answered. “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, and they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.”
When the little boy was finished, his father was speechless. His son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing how poor we are!”
Isn"t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things! If you have: love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you"ve got everything! You can"t buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!
One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show him the poverty in the world. They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son,“How was the trip?”
“Very good, Dad!”
“Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?” the father asked.
“Yeah!”
“And what did you learn?”
After thinking for a moment, the son answered. “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, and they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.”
When the little boy was finished, his father was speechless. His son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing how poor we are!”
Isn"t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things! If you have: love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you"ve got everything! You can"t buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!