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.”
Suatu hari, seorang Ayah dari keluarga yang sangat kaya mengajak anaknya dalam perjalanan ke desa dengan maksud untuk menunjukan kepada anaknya bagaimana kehidupan orang-orang miskin.
Mereka menghabiskan beberapa malam pada sebuah pertanian dari keluarga yang dianggap sangat miskin.
Saat mereka dalam perjalanan kembali ke rumah mereka, ayah ini bertanya kepada anaknya: "Bagaimana perjalanan ini?" "Wah, hebat, Ayah!"
Kata ayahnya, "Apakah engkah melihat bagaimana miskinnya kehidupan orang-orang itu?"
"Oh, Ya," kata anaknya.
"Kalau begitu, katakan kepadaku, apa yang engkau pelajari dari perjalanan ini?" pinta ayahnya.
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.
"Kita punya sebidang tanah untuk hidup tetapi mereka punya seluruh tanah yang kita lihat.
Kita punya hamba yang melayani kita, tetapi mereka melayani sesamanya. Kita membeli makanan kita, tetapi mereka menumbuhkan makanan mereka.
Kita punya dinding yang melindungi harta kita, tetapi mereka punya teman-teman yang melindungi mereka.
Ayah dari anak ini tidak dapat berkata apa-apa.
Kemudian anaknya menambahkan, "Terima kasih, Ayah, karena telah menunjukan betapa miskinnya kita."
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