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[RC] Perspective - Jim Holland


From my "newbie" friend Ruth McGarvey...

Dang, I'm "richer" than I thought.... :)

PERSPECTIVE

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to
the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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!  Life is too short and friends are 
too few.

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic


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