One day,  Harry, father of a very wealthy family took
His son, young Will,  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, Harry asked Will,
'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 Harry

Young Will 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. ' 

Harry 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! 

'Life is too short and friends are too few'

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