perspective

someone sent this to me in an email today, I am sure it is an old fable, but I had not heard it before. it is about perspective:

One day the father of a very wealthy
family took his son on a trip to the
country. He wanted to show his son
how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a 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 can be?" the father asked. "Oh yes," said the son. "So 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 the garden and they have a stream 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 people who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property, but they have friends to protect them."
With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad, for showing me how poor we are."




sometimes it is good to step back and reevaluate your perspective on things, in all aspects of life. whilst walking dogs, I try to watch their actions and reactions and try to imagine their perspective. things we observe, experience can be very frightening from their point of view. when your dog or cat reacts to something negatively, try to see it from their perspective, and maybe change how you respond.

posted by Elizabeth @ 6:47 AM