How the poor live 9 comments
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.”
9 Responses to: How the poor live
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samantha albert -- 30 Nov 09 at 3:21 pm
this was so funny especially the end
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Shazia -- 2 Dec 09 at 4:08 am
I hope this is a real truth of our life, till we are lacking of love of others we are remain poor only.., how much money we may have.., I believe a person who live his life in scarce resources happily is a true achiever in his live..,
Thanks for such a good message
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Jeeva -- 3 Jan 10 at 2:54 am
This was a nice story, i am angry with samantha for saying this story as funny..
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nice -- 24 Feb 10 at 4:14 am
its so inspiring
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Hritu shah. -- 19 Apr 10 at 6:33 am
I also want to visit my village. I am also speechless
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harshal -- 27 Apr 10 at 5:37 am
this is a very good story and this is also a real story which the owner of ford tried this with her granddaughter
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eric -- 2 May 10 at 9:17 am
i hate this story..while the observation was reasonable, the boy failed to get the real message of the trip!
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ske7 -- 12 May 10 at 11:04 am
KUL STRY (^^^)
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Pranav -- 8 Jul 10 at 5:20 am
This is an excellent creation. Not just looking at one side but both sides of the same coin.
We must learn the real message behind it…..