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Poor People
One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip
to the country for the sole purpose of showing his
son how it was to be poor.
They spent a few days and nights on the farm of what
would be considered a very poor family.
After their return from the trip, the father asked his
son how he liked the trip.
"It was great, Dad," the son replied.
"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."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "It showed me how poor we are."
Too many times we forget what we
have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person's
worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's
perspective. Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks
to God for all the bounty we have been provided by Him instead of worrying
about wanting more.
Take joy in all He has given each
and every one of us.
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