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.
February 9, 2014 at 5:13 am
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February 9, 2014 at 8:02 am
it is so boring. makes me sleepy
February 9, 2014 at 8:11 am
i h8 this story! i am so different from you guys!
February 10, 2014 at 5:05 am
Its so touching
February 13, 2014 at 8:28 pm
Plot,theme,exposition,denouement give me
February 13, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Give me the element of short story regarding the father and son
February 22, 2014 at 2:34 am
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April 4, 2014 at 8:30 am
HELPING POOR PEOPLE IS A GOOD GIFT TO GOD AND EVERYONE OF US!!!!
May 15, 2014 at 5:41 pm
to live in pease and do what u wnat that’s the world not the money or the palase thank u this is a good story that we can learn much from it