| Rich Poor, Poor Rich |
(Author
Unknown)
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| One
day, the father of a very wealthy family -- living in the city --
took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of
showing him how the poor people live. The father wanted the experience to really "sink in" so 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 |
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| 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 beautiful winding 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." - THE END - |
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