Perspective

A good one from my friend ......Thought I would share it with you all.

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 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 the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered. "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have 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, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we really are."

Isn't perspective an interesting 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.

非凡的观察力

 

一天, 一位非常有钱的父亲带着儿子到乡村旅行。他想让儿子看看乡村里的穷人是怎么生活的。他们在穷人家待了二三天。

 

回来的路上爸爸问儿子“你觉得这次旅行怎么样？”

 

“非常好！爸爸。”

 

“你看到了穷人是怎么生活的吧？”父亲问道。

 

“嗯，是的！”儿子回答

 

“那么告诉我，这次旅行你学到了什么？”父亲问。

 

儿子答道“我看到我家有一条狗，他们有四条。我们家的游泳池一直到花园的当中，而他们的小溪却看不到尽头。我们家花园里挂着进口的灯笼，而他们家院子里晚上有着满天的星星。我们的天井一直到前院，而他们有整个地平线。我们住在一小块地上，而他们的田野一望无际。我们有佣人伺候，而他们为他人服务。我们的食物是买的，而他们的食物是自己种的。我们用围墙保护自己，而他们有朋友保护。”

男孩的父亲听了儿子的回答哑口无言。儿子又补充道“谢谢你，爸爸，让我看到我们是多么的贫穷。”