Sharing Perspective?

Question

I am posting this in the horse section because....oh, you'll see why.

Perspective

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 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, '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 family and friends!

'Life is too short and friends are too few.'

Answer 1

Thats a great story. Thank you for sharing it. It would be a lot better for everyone if more people had that kind of perspective though.

..... I guess I'm too blonde to realize why you put it in the horse section though, lol.

Answer 2

VERY GOOD!!!

Thanks for that!!!!

Answer 3

That is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.

I am going to copy it and put it on my fridge.

Answer 4

and the poor people are listening thinking "but we still have no money"

Answer 5

That's a good reminder to all of us who don't realize what we really have. It's really amazing to realize how much you really have, even if you are living in poverty.

Thanks for sharing it.

Answer 6

What a great poem !! It makes one appreciate the true meaning of the words "rich" and "poor".

You're right- we all need to give thanks for our many blessings. If we all did, this world would be a better place to live in.

Answer 7

It's too bad not everyone has that kind of perspective.  It would certainly make life  interesting if they did.

Answer 8

How very very true.

I love that.

Have a star - I think everyone should read that.

Answer 9

There is no one I admire more than the farmer/ranchers.

Great story!

Answer 10

i still dont get the horse section part.. but it was a very cute story, thanks for sharing

Answer 11

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!  SOOOOOOOO true!!!!! How wonderful life can be if not brain washed into how things"Should be".

Answer 12

I read this in the joke section once...I loved it....shows who is really the richer family and the innocence of a child to recognize it too.

Answer 13

That was great 1cross... Thanks so much for sharing.

It's so true though, we should all be more appreciative of what we have. I know I've felt like what I had wasn't enough.... Stories like this help bring you back to earth.

I loved this!!