Something For 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 can
 be.
 They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
 considered a very poor family.
 On their return from the trip, the father asked his son,
 "How was the trip?"
 "It was great, Dad."
 "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 have 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 and they have friends to protect them."
 With this, the boy's father was speechless.
 Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing 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.
 
 May God bless each and every one of you. Take joy in all that He has
 given us,
 especially our Friends.
 Friends lift us to our feet when our spirits forget how to fly.