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Just a matter of perspective
Little children mirror the qualities and purity of God, untouched by societal mores which force us to see things in a certain regulated way.
Little children mirror the qualities and purity of God, untouched by societal mores, which force us to see things in a certain regulated way, predetermined by shortsighted men who think they know better than everyone else, and carry on superciliously to define the way people should think and behave.
This cute little tale brings home this principle to us so forcefully, that a complete reversal of our attitudes to accepted social principles accompanies it. What makes a person rich in our present day world is of course money, money and more money. Look at it through the child’s eyes and you might change your opinion!
Read on…..
"One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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?
Contributed by S Sabharwal from Canada
