One day a rich dad decided to take his son for a walk in the village to a home of poor people, they spent the whole day there and on their way back home, the father asked , " Son how was the trip,?" The son replied," Fantastic dad.
" Then the father said to his son having seen how the poor lived he asked what he learned from the trip,the son replied,"We have a dog, they have four, we've got a sweeming pool, they have rivers, we've got a car, they have donkeys, we've a television, they have their families with them, we each have our own rooms, they stay and sleep together, we have a wall around our house, they welcome all, dad they are hospitable and warm, we are cold to our neighbours, thank you dady for showing me a practical lesson of what it means to be rich, we are rich yet poor, they are poor yet rich, I got what I lacked my home here,warmth of a family and the love of people around you, dad I think we are the poor ones," The father looked at his son startled.
What we have in life doesn't count,what counts is what we extend to the people around us, the love we give and favors we do, life is not all about having all the good things of life but having the simplicities that define how humane we are, having the social aspect and extending a hand to all who needs to hold it,,, if we have same meal on different plates then we haven't shared a meal, sharing a meal is eating from the same plate, no genius foot kicks a shoe away and cries that a thorn has pricked it
" Then the father said to his son having seen how the poor lived he asked what he learned from the trip,the son replied,"We have a dog, they have four, we've got a sweeming pool, they have rivers, we've got a car, they have donkeys, we've a television, they have their families with them, we each have our own rooms, they stay and sleep together, we have a wall around our house, they welcome all, dad they are hospitable and warm, we are cold to our neighbours, thank you dady for showing me a practical lesson of what it means to be rich, we are rich yet poor, they are poor yet rich, I got what I lacked my home here,warmth of a family and the love of people around you, dad I think we are the poor ones," The father looked at his son startled.
What we have in life doesn't count,what counts is what we extend to the people around us, the love we give and favors we do, life is not all about having all the good things of life but having the simplicities that define how humane we are, having the social aspect and extending a hand to all who needs to hold it,,, if we have same meal on different plates then we haven't shared a meal, sharing a meal is eating from the same plate, no genius foot kicks a shoe away and cries that a thorn has pricked it
By Ras Erastus(Aoro)
No comments:
Post a Comment