**WHo is rich and who is poor**

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Posted: 19 years ago
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This is one of the best I have read in a long time.

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 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 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 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.
Appreciate every single thing you have!
Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation. 😳

"Life is too short and friends are too few."

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*Faiza* thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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aww thanks for sharing...i'll surely pass it on! 😊
pari0706 thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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cool i'll surely share it with all my friends
Nisha90 thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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ohh thnx alot very meaningful
Desi_Chik thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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Aww that was lovely.. thnx😊
Priyank. thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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very interesting, thnx a lot, i will surely pass on 😃
Chatoyant. thumbnail
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Posted: 19 years ago
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Awww, Thatz got so much meaning into it! Thanks for sharing 😊

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Posted: 19 years ago
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aww..that was so sweet sure hun ill pass it on and u know last month i jsust gave ma clothes i didnt needed to the poor people in kenya
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Posted: 19 years ago
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wow.. A nice perspective indeed....
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