Perception, is not it wonderful ??

This was a story read somewhere ,I really liked the whole idea about perception :)

So the story begins......

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The father of a very rich wealthy family takes his son to visit the slums of the country to show his son how the poor people lives actually.

They stayed there for a couple of days and nights and closely watched the poor people’s daily life.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'

'It was great, Dad.' Answered the boy.

'Did you see how poor people live, how they spend their life?' the father asked.

'Oh yeah,' replied 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.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

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.'….. J

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'

end if the story ...

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Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?

Makes me wonder what would happen if we all make the habit of giving thanks for everything we have, for everything we possess instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends !

as life is too short and friends are too few ....