Viewing the Big Picture Another Way

From Rambler 65 Lady, posted on another blog:

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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. ---Rambler 65 Lady

I think I have to agree with her.

One of my siblings is concerned about today and what she has now, but is considering going out on her own instead of keeping her family together. We all have our days. Just think of JRE and Elizabeth, getting 2 sets of bad news in one day, yet, they know what they are thankful for. So do I. Good friends, no major illiness, my mother, my spouse, and my animals. I have another sibling is well-heeled. I'm well-heeled in a different way: helping others, having great technology at my fingertips, and my house is good.

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. I did.