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 the 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 yes”, 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 the 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 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:<>
“Thanks, Dad for showing me how poor we are.”<>
