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 can be.

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 can be?" the father asked.

"Oh Yeah" said the son.

"So 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."

With this the boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing

me how poor we are."

Makes you wonder what would happen if we

all gave thanks to God for all the bounty we have

been provided by Him.

Too many times we forget what we have and

concentrate on what we don't have.

It is all based on one's perspective.

This story was submitted by Muffy Buvens.