Just lazing around the net and read this pretty meaningful story and thought its nice to share with you guys out there... and the story goes like this...
I thought the son's perspective of poor very unique. and it makes the story meaningful. things may not be what it seems. rather its how people perceive it that is more critical. for instance failures may be roadsigns leading you to success...? hahs. crapping lah. so buck up peepx! :) thought sharing these great online readings will be good... hehe :D hope people read will get more insights...One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the express purpose of showing him 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.”- credits to inspirationalstories.com
