The Lesson of Life

One day a father took his son on a trip to the country 
with the firm purpose of showing his him how poor 
some people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what 
he considered a very poor family. On their return 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.
"Yes Sir," 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 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, 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 the son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.
Many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have...
It is all based on perspective.