The Poor and Rich
One day, the 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 the 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 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 and 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.”
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. That is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession.
It is all based on one’s perspective. Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks to God for the bounty we have been provided by Him instead of worrying about wanting more.
December 15th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
eye opner
December 15th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
A very good story for unsatisfied and greedy ones.
February 19th, 2013 at 6:57 am
It is a very good story. One must have son with the thinking power please do not run beyond your limits please be happy with the minimum needs and try to make others happy. Every one should read the story to know what we need please dont run for money, please try to gain knowledge from your education, please do not use your degree for earning but earn knowledge even though it is money oriented eduction, one can shape your education for a valuable cause.