One day a father of family rich, powerful businessman, took his son to travel to a village with the firm purpose to show how the
People can be poor.
The goal was to convince the son the need to value material possessions he owned, status, social prestige, since his father wanted
early to pass these values to your heirs.
They stayed one day and one night in a small mud huts, a dweller the farm of his cousin ...
When returning from the trip, the father asked his son:
- Hey, big son, as was the Travel for you?
- Very good, Dad.
- Did you see the difference between living with wealth and live in poverty?
- Yes father! Replied the son thoughtfully.
- And what you have learned, with everything you've seen that place so very poor?
The boy replied:
- He is the father, I saw that we have only one cat, and they have four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end.
We have a covered porch and lit with fluorescent lights and they have the stars and moon in the sky.
Our backyard goes to the entrance gate and they have a forest piece.
We have some canaries in a cage they have all the birds that nature can offer them, loose!
The son sighed and continued:
- And besides, Dad, I noticed that they pray before every meal, while we at home, sit at the table talking about business,
Dollar, social events, then eat, push the plate and voila!
In the room where I sleep with Tonio, I shame, because not even know to pray, while he knelt and thanked God for everything, including our visit at their house. At home, go to the room, lie down, watch TV and sleep.
Another thing, Dad, I slept on the network Tonho while he slept on the floor because there was a network for each of us.
In our house we put Maristela, our maid to sleep in that room where we keep debris, no comfort, though we have soft beds and fragrant left. Also, only you go to visit Maristela at night and we hear our mother crying. And you teached to us that this is the correct.
But in that house, Tonio house, don't have some worker. They do everything together. His father sleep and joke with them and mother. They pray together. Travel together. Everything, dad, they make together.
As the boy spoke, his father was bemused, embarrassed and ashamed.
The son in his wisdom and ingenuity in their bright outburst, stood up, hugged his father and added:
- Thanks Dad, for I have shown how poor we are!
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Not what you have, where it is or what it does, that will determine your happiness, but what you think about it! Whatever you have, depends on how you look, the way you value. If you have love and survive in this life with dignity, have positive attitudes with kindness and sharing your stuff, so ... You have everything!
As the boy spoke, his father was bemused, embarrassed and ashamed.
The son in his wisdom and ingenuity in their bright outburst, stood up, hugged his father and added:
- Thanks Dad, for I have shown how poor we are!
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Not what you have, where it is or what it does, that will determine your happiness, but what you think about it! Whatever you have, depends on how you look, the way you value. If you have love and survive in this life with dignity, have positive attitudes with kindness and sharing your stuff, so ... You have everything!
