Friday 11 October 2013

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Appreciate everything you have...


One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people  live. 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  live?'  the  father  asked.  'Oh yeah,'  said  the  son. 'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father. The son answered: 'I saw that we have one dog and they had hour. 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, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. Appreciate  every  single thing you  have,  especially  your  friends!

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