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 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."
With this the boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added,
"Thanks dad for showing me
how poor we are."