GROUND BENEATH US

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 can be.They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from the 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 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 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 and 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.'

Is your mind tells what he sees...?

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Article of the Week - Feb 2004

 Sol and Mort are walking from religious service. Sol wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying. Mort replies, "Why don't you ask Rabbi Schwartz?" So Sol goes up to Rabbi Schwartz and asks, "Rabbi,may I smoke while I pray?" But Rabbi says, "No, my son, you may not. That's
utter disrespect to our religion." Sol goes back to his friend and tells Him what the good Rabbi told him.
Mort says, "I'm not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try."And so Mort goes up to Rabbi Schwartz and asks, "Rabbi, may I pray while I
smoke?" To which Rabbi Schwartz eagerly replies, "By all means, my son.By all means."

Moral : The reply you get depends on the question you ask