Guest guest Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 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 can be. 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 can be?” the father asked. “Oh yeah” said the Son. “So what do you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answers “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 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 serves us, but they serve others. We buy food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.” With this the boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are” ".. you may shoot me with your words... you may cut me with your eyes ... you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still like air, I will rise ..." Maya Angelou " Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave foot prints on our heart and we are never ever the same again " Shakti Sadhana Homepage at http://www.shaktisadhana.org Search - Find what you’re looking for faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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