Recently read a story about a rich man who didn’t believe his son was as appreciative of what he had, as he should be. Have no idea if the story is true or not, but according to the story, the rich man sent his son to stay at on a poor family’s farm for a while.
After a month there, the son returned home and the father asked, “Now, don’t you appreciate what we have here?” The boy apparently thought for a while before saying, “ The family I stayed with, is better off. With what they have planted, they enjoy meals together. And they always seem to have time for one another.”
It seems this young man learned one of the real truths of life. You don’t need riches to be happy and in fact rather than make you happy, riches can oft times snatch away what happiness that is there.
What about you? Are you neglecting spending time with family and friends in the pursuit of happiness through riches? Do you too need to have some time out so that you too can see that true happiness doesn’t come from riches alone but through a healthy and loving relationship with others too? What say you today from your present perspective? Walter
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