nainsandeep
December 23rd, 2002, 06:42 AM
One day a very wealthy man took his son on a trip to
the countryside with the firm purpose of showing him
how poor people live.They spent a couple of days and
nights on the farm of a very poor family. On their
return, 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 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 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 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."
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. It is all based on one's
ATTITUDE. And REMEMBER It is our 'ATTITUDE' and not
aptitude that determines our altitude in life ...!!
the countryside with the firm purpose of showing him
how poor people live.They spent a couple of days and
nights on the farm of a very poor family. On their
return, 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 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 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 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."
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. It is all based on one's
ATTITUDE. And REMEMBER It is our 'ATTITUDE' and not
aptitude that determines our altitude in life ...!!