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 you learned 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!

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Three Things...... .... Three things in life that, once gone, never come back
Time
Words
Opportunity


Three things in life that may never be lost

Peace
Hope
Honesty


Three things in life that are most valuable

Love
Self - Confidence
Friends

Three things in life that are never certain

Dreams
Success
Fortune


Three things that make a man/woman

Hardwork
Sincerity
Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman

Alcohol
Pride
Anger


Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up

Respect
Trust
Friends

Three things in life that never fail

True Love
Determination
Belief

DREAMS

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.