I thought that some of you would enjoy this.

Thanks,
Anthony

----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Loeser
To: Paul (mcpaul) ; Jason Silver ; jackie ; INDY(Loren) ; gary flowers ;
Earl Weeks ; Charles Guindon ; Carol Chamness ; Anthony Arnold
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:33 PM
Subject: Fw: Our Bounty



----- Original Message -----
From: ken mcmillan
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:53 AM
Subject: Fw: Our Bounty




>
> > > > 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 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 in our garden 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."
> > > >
> > > > With this the boy's father was speechless.
> > > > Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing
> > > > me how poor we are."
> > > >
> > > > Too many times we forget what we have and
> > > > concentrate on what we don't have. One person's
> > > > worthless object is another's prize possession.
> > > > It is all based on one's perspective.
> > > >
> > > > Makes you wonder what would happen if we all
> > > > gave thanks for all the bounty we have, instead of
> > > > worrying about wanting more. Take joy and
> > > > appreciate every single thing you have, especially
> > > > your friends.





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