One day a father and
his rich family took his son to 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!"
"And what did you
learn?" The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home,
and 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."
When 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 humor and a positive attitude towards life -- you've
got everything!
You can't buy any of these things, but still you
can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the
future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have
nothing!
