One day, the father of a rich family decided to take his little son to the village to the farm to show his son how poor people can be. They spent the day and night on the very farm. Love and friendship

One day the father of a wealthy family decided to take his little son to a farm in the countryside to show his son how poor people can be. They spent the day and night on the farm of a very poor family. When they returned home, the father asked his son:

— How did you like the trip?

“That was great, dad!

Have you seen how poor people can be? the father asked.

"And what did you learn from that?"

The son replied:

— I saw that we have a dog in the house, and they have four dogs. We have a swimming pool in the middle of the garden, and they have a bay with no end in sight. We light up our garden with lamps, and the stars shine on them. We have a patio in the backyard, and they have a whole skyline.

“Thank you, dad, for showing me how rich these people are.

Wealth is what surrounds you! Look around! With love, friends, family, health, good mood and a positive attitude towards life, you will get everything!

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Upon his return, the father asked his son if he enjoyed the trip.

"It was great, dad!" - answered the son.

"Have you seen how poor people live?" asked the father.

Tell me, what did you understand during this time?

The son replied:

I saw that we have one dog, and they have four, and no one counted their cats! We have a pool to the middle of the yard, and they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps, and they have stars at night. We have some land to live on, but they have fields to the horizon. We buy our own food, they grow their own, or they take it from the forest. The alarm clock wakes us, the sun wakes them. We pay money to look at nature in the zoo, they live among nature. We are protected by walls, they are under the protection of the whole world.

Thank you dad for showing me how poor we are.

One day the father of a rich family decided to take his little son to the village, to the farm to show his son how poor people can be. They spent the day and night on the farm of a very poor family. When they returned home, the father asked his son:

How did you like the trip?

It was great, dad!

Have you seen how poor people can be? asked the father.

And what did you learn from this?

The son replied:

I saw that we have a dog in the house, and they have four dogs. We have a swimming pool in the middle of the garden, and they have a bay with no end in sight. We light up our garden with lamps, and the stars shine on them. We have a patio in the backyard, and they have a whole skyline.

The father was speechless after this answer from his son.

Thank you dad for showing me how rich these people are.

Isn't it true that it all depends on what point of view you look at the world from? With love, friends, family, health, good mood and a positive attitude towards life, you will get everything! But it is impossible to buy any of the above things. You can acquire any imaginable material wealth, even stock up on them for the future, but if your soul is not filled, you have nothing!

Pencil

Before putting the pencil in the box, the pencil maker put it aside.

There are five things you must know, he said to the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and then you will become the best pencil you can be.

First, you can do many great things, but only if you let Someone hold you in His hand.

Second, you will experience painful grinding from time to time, but it will be necessary to become a better pencil.

Third, you will be able to correct the mistakes you make.

Fourth, your most important part will always be within you.

And fifth, no matter what surface you are used on, you must always leave your mark. Regardless of your condition, you must continue to write.

butterfly lesson

One day, a small gap appeared in the cocoon, and a man who happened to pass by stood for long hours and watched how a butterfly was trying to get out through this small gap. A lot of time passed, the butterfly seemed to have abandoned its efforts, and the gap remained just as small. It seemed that the butterfly did everything she could, and that she had no more strength for anything else.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, he took a penknife and cut the cocoon. Butterfly came out immediately. But her body was weak and feeble, her wings were transparent and barely moved.

The man continued to watch, thinking that the butterfly's wings were about to spread and get stronger, and it would fly away. Nothing happened!

For the rest of its life, the butterfly dragged along the ground its weak body, its unspread wings. She was never able to fly.

And all because the person, wanting to help her, did not understand that the effort to get out through the narrow gap of the cocoon is necessary for the butterfly, so that the fluid from the body passes into the wings and so that the butterfly can fly. Life forced the butterfly to leave this shell with difficulty so that it could grow and develop.

Sometimes it is effort that we need in life. If we were allowed to live without difficulties, we would be deprived. We could not be as strong as we are now. We could never fly.

I asked for strength ... And life gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom... And life gave me problems to solve.

I asked for riches... And life gave me the brain and muscles so that I could work.

I asked for the opportunity to fly ... And life gave me obstacles so that I could overcome them.

I asked for love... And life gave me people whom I could help in their problems.

I asked for blessings... And life gave me opportunities.

I didn't get anything I asked for. But I got everything I needed.

Bun

Husband and wife lived together for 30 years. On the day of the 30th anniversary of marriage, the wife, as usual, baked a bun - she baked it every morning, it was a tradition. At breakfast, she cut it crosswise, buttered both parts, and, as usual, gives her husband the upper part, but halfway through her hand stopped ...

She thought: “On the day of our thirtieth birthday, I want to eat this ruddy part of the bun myself; I dreamed about it for 30 years. She put so much strength and health into our family."

Having made this decision, she serves the bottom of the bun to her husband, while her hand trembles - a violation of a 30-year-old tradition! And her husband, taking the bun, said to her: "What an invaluable gift you gave me today, my love! For 30 years I have not eaten my favorite, the bottom of the bun, because I thought that it rightfully belongs to you."

wind and flower

The wind met a beautiful Flower and fell in love with it. While he gently caressed the Flower, it responded to him with even greater love, expressed in color and aroma.

But this was not enough for the Wind, and he decided: "If I give the Flower all my power and strength, then he will give me something even more." And he breathed on the Flower with a powerful breath of his love. But the Flower could not bear the stormy passion and broke down.

The wind tried to lift him up and revive him, but couldn't. Then he calmed down and breathed on the Flower with a gentle breath of love, but he withered before his eyes. Then the wind shouted:

I gave you all the power of my love, and you broke down! It can be seen that you did not have the power of love for me, which means that you did not love!

But the Flower didn't answer. He died.

The one who loves must remember that love is measured not by force and passion, but by tenderness and reverent attitude. It is better to hold back ten times than to break once.

Once again about the value of time

To understand the meaning of the year, talk to a student who failed an exam.

To understand the value of one month, talk to a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

To understand the value of one week, talk to the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To understand the value of one hour, talk to lovers who are waiting to meet.

To understand the value of one minute, talk to someone who missed the train.

To understand the value of one second, talk to someone who has just been in a car accident.

To understand the value of one millisecond, talk to an athlete who won a silver medal at the Olympics.

Ask your computer hardware designer about the nanosecond.

Every second of your life is worth its weight in gold.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is not clear at all.

Today is a gift. That is why it is called REAL.

P. Coelho, "Maktub"

Master said, “It is often easier to love than to be loved. We find it difficult to accept the help and support of others. Our attempts to remain independent deprive others of the opportunity to show us their love.

Many parents in old age deprive their children of the chance to show them the same love and support that they received in childhood. Many husbands (and wives) feel the shame of being dependent on others when adversity strikes. As a result, the river of love does not flow. You must accept a sign of love from someone. You must allow others to help you in order to give you the strength to move on. If you receive such love with purity and humility, you will understand that Love neither gives nor receives - it happens at the same time.

Master said, "We all need love. Loving is part of human nature, just like eating, drinking, and sleeping. Sometimes when we're completely alone watching a beautiful sunset, we think, 'This beauty is not important because I there is no one to share it with.” At such moments, we must ask: how often are we asked to love, and we turn away?

How many times have we been afraid to get close to someone and say without a doubt that we love that person? Beware of loneliness. It is like an addiction to the most dangerous drug. If the sunset no longer makes sense to you, be humble and go in search of love. Know that - like other spiritual blessings - the more you are willing to give, the more you will receive back."

Things are not what they seem

Two traveling angels stopped for the night in the house of a wealthy family. The family was not hospitable and did not want to leave the angels in the living room. Instead, they were laid to sleep in a cold basement. As they were making the bed, the elder angel saw a hole in the wall and patched it up. When the younger angel saw this, he asked why. The elder replied:

Things are not what they seem.

The next night they came to spend the night in the house of a very poor but hospitable man and his wife. The couple shared with the angels some of the food they had and told the angels to sleep in their beds where they could sleep well. In the morning after waking up, the angels found the owner and his wife weeping. Their only cow, whose milk was the only income for the family, lay dead in the barn.

The younger angel asked the elder:

Things are not what they seem,” replied the elder angel.

When we were in the basement, I realized that there was a treasure with gold in the hole in the wall. His owner was rude and did not want to do good. I repaired the wall so that the treasure would not be found. As we slept in bed the next night, the angel of death came for the owner's wife. I gave him the cow. Things are not what they seem. We never know everything. And even if you have faith, you still need to inspire confidence that everything that comes is in your favor. And you will understand this with time. Some people come into our lives and leave quickly, some become our friends and stay for a minute.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today…

The present is a gift. Life is magic and the taste of every moment is unique!

Love and friendship

Met somehow Love and Friendship.

Love asked:

Why does the world need you, if there is me?

Friendship answered her:

To leave a smile where you leave tears.