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 have 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.
　　 有一天，一位富爸爸為了让儿子体验穷人的生活，专门带着他去农村旅行。他们在一户被认为是非常贫困的农民家里住了几天。
　　 在回程途中，父亲问儿子：“这次旅行如何？”
　　 “好极了，爸爸！”
　　 “你看到穷人是怎么生活的吗？”父亲问。
　　 “噢，看到了，”儿子说。
　　 “那么告诉我，你从这次旅行中学到了什么？”父亲问。
　　 儿子回答说：“我看到了我们有一只狗，而他们则有四只;我们有一个延伸到花园中央的水池，而他们则有一条看不到尽头的小溪;在夜里，我们的花园里挂着进口的灯笼，而他们则拥有很多星星;我们的露台通到前院，而他们则拥有整个地平线;我们在一小块土地上生活，而他们则有一望无际的田野;我们有仆人服侍，而他们则为他人服务;我们花钱买食物，而他们则种植自己的食物;我们屋外有围墙保护我们，而他们则为朋友所保护。”
　　 孩子的父亲哑口无言。
　　 然后，他儿子补充道：“谢谢你，爸爸，给了我机会让我明白我们是多么可怜。”
　　 难道人看问题的视角不是一件很奇妙的事吗？
　　 这则故事会让你不禁思考这样一个问题：如果我们对已拥有的一切怀有感恩之心，而不是为不曾拥有的东西而焦虑，世界会是怎样的呢？