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.
August 19, 2015 at 10:02 pm
amazing stories
August 22, 2015 at 6:51 am
Nyc…everone should have such way to see the world ……;-)
August 24, 2015 at 3:27 am
Now i understand that it’s better to live a simple life than being rich, cause you cannot bring those rich things when you die.
August 25, 2015 at 7:33 pm
children don’t talk like that
August 26, 2015 at 9:08 am
nyc story who is the author of this story
September 7, 2015 at 10:25 pm
I love all the stories I’ve read…keep posting them
September 7, 2015 at 10:27 pm
When are you guys going to put Bible uplifting stories??
September 8, 2015 at 7:20 am
nice,meaningful story great author!!!!!! your a star
September 11, 2015 at 4:35 am
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September 11, 2015 at 5:13 pm
LOL