Saturday, June 03, 2006

How Poor We Are...!!!

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
countryside with the firm purpose of showing his son 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 son?"

"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what you learned 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 up 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.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go
beyond our sight.
We need servants to 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, "Thank You.. Dady, for showing me how poor we are."

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