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how the poor live.... - 8/27/2006 6:28:43 AM

pahunkboy

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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.

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RE: how the poor live.... - 8/27/2006 6:29:51 AM

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How very true!

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RE: how the poor live.... - 8/27/2006 7:59:04 PM

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aww...i really like this post..
when i saw the title..i thought it was going to be griping..but i think is such a good thing for everyone to live..because i think we all live pretty wealthily and sometimes forget to appreciate it..*^_^*

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RE: how the poor live.... - 8/27/2006 8:59:58 PM

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Sorry, but this is a crock of shit!!!!

This is a richman's view of what it means to be poor....hmmmmmm 2 loaves of bread or food for the cats...that is being POOR!!!!
keep your insulting platitudes thank you!

< Message edited by Arpig -- 8/27/2006 9:19:19 PM >

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RE: how the poor live.... - 8/27/2006 10:04:57 PM

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I enjoyed it. I've been on both sides of the coin and what matters to me more than anything is being happy.

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