A Touching Story

HOW THE POOR LIVE

A Touching story

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."

Thanks to: Santhanam.