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. 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, tell me, 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.”
The boy’s father was speechless.
Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”
Moral: Love, Unity, Care, Satisfaction is richer than any comfort money gives.
December 12, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Nice story! I didnt realize all of this until now! :)
January 2, 2015 at 6:18 pm
who is the author?
January 12, 2015 at 7:28 am
wow! it’s amazing
January 15, 2015 at 10:51 pm
wow,i was amazed by how the son figured it out at the end.very simple story but nice very nice..
January 17, 2015 at 12:27 pm
amazing wow love the moral story!
January 30, 2015 at 2:19 pm
It waz a nice story. Intrested
January 31, 2015 at 2:02 am
…….i never realize that we are poor
February 1, 2015 at 9:10 am
Nice short story with good moral.
February 2, 2015 at 8:24 am
wonderful story with the great moral…!
February 10, 2015 at 7:51 pm
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