Which
of us is 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 a 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 have 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 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.”
-Anon
Source: Komal Journal
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