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 4, 2015 at 10:15 am
Its a reality which took place in whole world till the last day..
January 24, 2016 at 5:34 am
Who’s the author?
February 10, 2016 at 3:50 pm
nice….. with a little but true lesson…….!!!!!!!!!
February 21, 2016 at 2:54 pm
It’s really nice, I hv learnt that we need to be greatful n appreciate for what God provided us with, either being poor or rich
February 21, 2016 at 2:57 pm
I’m so impressed with this story. …….many times we see things in the opposite way
February 29, 2016 at 3:04 pm
It very educative and encouraging.Thanks
March 4, 2016 at 9:01 am
Great!!!
April 11, 2016 at 3:18 am
Wow soo inspiring
April 14, 2016 at 2:19 am
Very nice moral
April 17, 2016 at 7:31 am
Very nice and moral story