a thought to keep you warm

What makes a person rich?
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to thecountry with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. Theyspent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered avery poor family.On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was thetrip?" " 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 apool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that hasno end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars atnight. 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 beyondour sight. We have servants who serve us, but theyserve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls aroundour 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 ifwe all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what wedon't have.Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!Please pass this page on to friends and acquaintances to help them refreshtheir perspective and appreciation. "Life is too short and friends are too few."