One day, a very rich father took his son to the country for the simple reason of showing him how the poor live. They spent a few days and nights on the farm of a family that could be considered to be poor.
After they returned from this trip, the father asked his son how he experienced the trip. “It was great, Dad,” the son replied. “Did you see how poor people can be? ” asked the father. “Oh, yeah,” said the son.
“So, what did you learn from the trip? ” asked the father. The son replied, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a swimming pool that goes all the way to the middle of the garden and they have an endless pond. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have stars at night. We have a terrace that goes all the way 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 what you can see. We have servants who serve us, but they serve each other.
We buy our food, but they grow their own. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them. “The child’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “It showed me how poor we really are. »
Often we forget what we have and focus on what we don’t have. Things that are worthless to one person could be a priceless treasure to another. It all depends on our perspective.
Sometimes we need a child’s perspective to remind us what is important.
