Count Your Blessings
Submitted by Jill
Tibbels
Question …
As an American do
you really realize what you have as
Versus the poorest
of the poor in the Third World?
Suppose you had to
do these things …
Number one,
Remove the furniture
in your home; leave a few old blankets,
A kitchen table, a
wooden chair, and remember …
You’ve never had a
bed.
Number two,
Throw out your
clothes. Each family member may keep the
Oldest suit, Dress, a shirt or
blouse. The head of the family
May keep their shoes.
Number three,
No kitchen
appliances allowed. Keep a box of matches,
A small bag of
flour, some sugar and salt, a few onions,
A dish of dried
beans. Rescue the moldy potatoes from
The garbage can. That's
tonight's meal.
Number four,
Dismantle the
bathroom, shut off the running water,
Take out the wiring
and the lights and everything that's
Run by electricity.
Number five,
Take away the house
and move the family into the tool shed.
Number six,
Note there are no
other houses in the neighborhood,
Just shanties … for
the fortunate ones.
Number seven,
Cancel the newspaper
and magazines and throw out the
Books. You won't
miss them since you are illiterate.
No radio or TV,
either.
Number eight,
No more mail
carrier, fire fighters, and government services.
The two-classroom
school is three miles away.
Number nine,
No hospital, no
doctor. Closest clinic is ten miles away with
A midwife in charge.
Get there by bus or bicycle,
If you have one.
Number ten;
Throw out your bank
books, stock certificates,
Pension plans, and
insurance policies.
Your net worth is
five dollars.
Number eleven,
Get out and start
cultivating your three acres.
Try hard to raise
$300 in cash crops, of which your landlord
Gets one-third and
your money-lender 10%.
Number twelve;
Find a way for your
children to bring in a little money,
So you have
something to eat most days.
However, it won't be enough to keep you
healthy,
So lop off 25-30 years of your life.
We do have it good,
so work hard to make it even better.
Zig Ziglar is known
as America’s
Motivator.
He authored 33 books and produced
numerous training programs.
He will be remembered as a man who lived out
his faith daily.
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