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 live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of
what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked
his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" 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 had 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, 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 really are."
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