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The Poor

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A mature person  One day, a wealthy father traveled  with his son to the countryside for he was keen  to show his son how the poor people live.  They spent a couple of days on the farm of what  would be considered a very poor family.  When the duo returned from their trip, the father  asked his son, ‘How was the trip?’ ‘It was great, Dad,’ the son replied. ‘Did you see how the 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 th