A Lesson to Learn

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 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
endless amount of stars at night. Our patio reaches to the

front yard and they have the whole horizon filled with the

beauty of Sunsets. 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 and give it to their neighbors.

" 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."