JESSCOTT MUSIC MINISTRIES
HOW POOR WE ARE!
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 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."
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