Between Rich & Poor People

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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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little acts of kindness

It has been a while since my last post. It has been two weeks already, and during those weeks, I have been problematic about my personal life. Domestic problems, is already taking its toll on me and it's eating my time and crunching it's way to me psychologically and financially.

This is the first time I have faced this kind of problem in my life, though I have seen it coming, I can't just escape away from it's clutches, in one way or the other, I will have to face this demon. So better face this early than later.

Wish me luck, that I may survived in this ordeal!

Meanwhile, here is an inspiration thought from the great William Wordsworth.
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“The best portion of a good man’s life, his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.”

- William Wordsworth
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