The Father and His Son

• 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 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."
• The boy's father was speechless.
• Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."