One day, a rich father took his little son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show him the poverty in the world. They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family.


When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”


“Very good, Dad!”


“Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?” the father asked.


“Yeah!”


“And what did you learn?”


After thinking for a moment, the son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end. We have electric lights in the garden, and they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, and they have a whole horizon.”


When the little boy finished, his father was speechless. His son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing how poor we are!”

有一天，一个富爸爸带着小儿子到乡下旅行，想让他看看世界上的贫穷是什么样子。他们在一个非常贫穷的家庭的农场呆了一天一夜。


旅行回来后，父亲问儿子：“旅行怎么样？”


“很好，爸爸！”


“你看到了穷人的日子是怎么过的吗？”父亲问。


“看到了！”


“那你学到了什么？”


想了一会儿之后，儿子回答说：“我看到我们家养了一条狗，他们家养了4条狗；我们家的游泳池只通到花园中央，他们家有一条看不到头的小溪；我们在花园里安电灯，他们有满天星星；我们家的天井通到前院，他们拥有整个地平线。”


小男孩说完后，他的父亲没有吭声。他的儿子又补充道：“谢谢你，爸爸，是你让我看到了我们是多么贫穷！”