Description - A father helps his son get some perspective.

Original Author - Unknown

Illustration - It all depends on the way you look at things.

One day a father and his rich family took his 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 on 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!" said the son. "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 finished, his father was speechless. His son added, "Thanks, Dad for showing me how poor we are!" Verses - John 1:16; Malachi 3:10 Questions - Would you consider your family to be rich or poor? On what do you based that statement on? Is it possible that we mistake money as blessings?