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."
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How true that is. My mother always told me you are not rich by the money you have in the bank. YOu are rich by the family & friends that you loved & respected by.
ReplyDeleteMy mom was a very wealthy woman. When she passed there was not a seat in the huge church that sat over 1000.
Another great post... you are on a roll today Joe.
ReplyDeleteThis is excellent and so true!! All kids should have the opportunity to do this.
ReplyDeleteAnd then the MD_Progressive said:
ReplyDelete"We must find a way of taking that farm from that family and giving it to the state so that all can share"
And so goes the ideas of a progressive