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 .