One day, a father of a very affluent family decided to take his son on a trip to show how the poor people lived so he could be thankful for his wealth. They spent a couple of days with poor families. 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 boy said, “We have one dog but they had four; we have a pool that reaches 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; we have a small piece of land, they have fields beyond our sight; we buy our food but they grow theirs; we have walls but they have friends to protect.” The boy thanked his father for showing how poor they were.
Moral : Sometimes children can be source of knowledge.
