perspective and appreciation. - ABA DSS

**desan** · July 9th, 2009

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 friends!
and help them refresh their
perspective and appreciation.

'Life is too short and friends are too few.

Thank you to all of you here at ABA I'm glad to be part of this community

**deanluna** · July 9th, 2009

that's a very interesting read,.,.,.,thank you.,.,although I have to say that the farmers in my area with lots of land are far from poor.,.,.,

**desan** · July 9th, 2009

My friend it's what you make of the situation that matters most.
Attitude

Thank you for taking the time to read it

jambam009 · July 9th, 2009

I was born and raised in the country and yes we were poor, But I can certainly appreciate the son's perspective. Thank you for a very good read!!!!!!!!

**Crystal Dragon** · July 9th, 2009

Thank you for this... it was good to read!!

**slowboy** · July 9th, 2009

I ENJOYED THAT THANKS I GROW UP VERY POOR AND STILL LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK BUT I DO ENJOY WHAT I CAN HAVE AND TRY TOO MAKE THE BEST OF IT!!!!!l