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Thread: meaning of poor
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3rd October 2007, 05:46 PM #1
meaning of poor
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, especially your friends!"Life is too short and friends are too few."Last edited by scooter; 3rd October 2007 at 10:05 PM. Reason: Removing quote marks.
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3rd October 2007, 06:05 PM #2
How true
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3rd October 2007, 06:54 PM #3
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3rd October 2007, 07:24 PM #4
Tops marks score 10/10 for that one
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3rd October 2007, 07:31 PM #5
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And that's no joke.
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3rd October 2007, 11:44 PM #6
Makes you think doesn't it?
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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4th October 2007, 02:40 AM #7
I'm sorry, I'm sort of broke this week and can't afford to pay attention til Sat.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
William Blake
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4th October 2007, 08:20 PM #8
We are so poor.
Yesterday was my birthday and my wife bought a
packet of hundreds and thousands.
She scattered them in my workshop and made me
search for the yellow ones among my wood shavings
and dust.
Wished I had been turning some ebony to make it
easier to find them.
Allan
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I am not at all worried about dying
... but just hope I am not there at the time.
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4th October 2007, 08:21 PM #9
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4th October 2007, 08:54 PM #10
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4th October 2007, 09:10 PM #11
Nice one Wheelin..........bit deep for the jokes IMO..... it just makes you wonder?????????????
100% of all non-smokers die
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