One
day a father and his rich family took a trip to the country with the firm
purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and
a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from
their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"Very
good Dad!"
"Did
you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Yeah!"
the son answered.
"And
what did you learn?" his Dad queried.
"I saw
that we have a dog at home, they have four. We have a pool that reaches
to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have
imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches
to the front yard, they have a whole horizon." As the little boy was finishing,
his father was speechless. His son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how
poor we are!"
Isn't
it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you
have love, friends, family, health, good humour and a positive attitude
towards life - you've got everything!! You can't buy any of these
things, yet you can have all the material possessions you can imagine...but
if you are poor of spirit...you have nothing!!!!