INSPIRING STORIES – BEING THANKFUL .
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 THIS TRIP ?” THE FATHER ASKED . 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 & THEY HAVE 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 TO 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 .
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