One day a wealthy man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his son see how poor country were, and appreciate what they had. They stayed one day and one night in a very humble farmhouse.
At the end of the trip and back home the father asked the son:” what did you think of the trip?”
The son replied:” very nice, Dad.”
Father:” did you notice how poor they were?”
Son:” yes.”
Father :” what did you learn?”
Son:” I learned that we have one dog in the house and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a stream that has no end. We have lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our garden goes to the edge of our property; they have the entire horizon as their backyard.”
At the end of sons reply the father was speechless and his son added:” Thank you for showing me how poor we really are.”
一天, 一天一位富翁带着儿子去乡下 旅行,想让儿子看看乡下人又多穷。从而珍惜他们所拥的一切。他们在一间十分简陋的农舍里住了一天一夜。
旅行结束回家后,父亲问儿子:“你觉得这次旅行怎么样?”
儿子回答道:“非常好,爸爸。”
父亲又问:“你注意到那里的人有多么穷了吗?”
儿子说:“是的。”
父亲接着问道:“那你有什么发现?”
儿子回答道:“我发现我们家只有一条狗,可是人家却又四条。我们家花园中有一个喷泉,可是人家却有一条没有尽头的小溪。我们家花园里安装的是灯,可人家却有满天的星星,我们家的花园就到宅子的尽头,可是人家的后院确实一望无际。”
儿子一席话令父亲无言以对。儿子又补充道:“谢谢您让我看到我们真的很穷。” |