[Rhodes22-list] Perspective

[Brad Haslett]

John, you insensitive slob! (insert smile here---------) Don't you realize
how lions were forced against their will to devour those people!  Using your
line of thinking we'll start rationalizing Mexicans as just people who want
to provide for their families (and steal our well being) and
Chinese-Americans (though they tend to lean toward just the American part)
as over-eager opportunists. Exactly what is all this Christmas crap about
anyway?

"Peace on Earth, Goodwill to men!"

We are not a perfect people, but we keep trying.  We did not end slavery
first, but we ended it on our soil.  We watched Europe being swallowed by
the new 'ism' and did nothing while the Chinese were being slaughtered by
the Japanese.  But, we awoke and corrected ourselves and the situation.

Now we see a substantial part of the world being enslaved by the  by 13th
Century thinking - and we responded!

God Bless America and Merry Christmas.  We have a great deal to rejoice!

Brad



On Dec 13, 2007 11:37 AM, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> and merry christmas to every one. john b
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> 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.
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> They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
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> On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the
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> "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
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> "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
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> "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
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> We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a
> creek that has no end.
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> We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
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> Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
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> We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go
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> We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
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> We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
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> We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to
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> The boy's father was speechless.
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> Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
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> 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
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> Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
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> "Life is too short and friends are too few."
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