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"
What It Means To Be Poor" |
One day a father
of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor
people can be. 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 can be?" the father asked.
"Oh Yeah" said the son. "So 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."
With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son
added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are." |
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