How poor we are ....A very nice perspective

One day a father and his rich family took his young
son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to
show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and
a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they
got back from their trip the father asked his son,
"How was the trip?" Very good, Dad!" "Did you see how
poor people can be?" the father asked. "Yeah!" "And
what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home,
and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the
middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no
end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have
the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they
have a whole horizon. When the little boy was
finishing, his father was speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor
we are!" Isn't it true that it all depends on the way
you look at things? If you have love, friends, family,
health, good humor and a positive attitude toward
life, you've got everything!

You can't buy any of these things. You can have all
the material possessions you can imagine, provisions
for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit,
you have nothing!