GOOD SON
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
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 live?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah,” said the son. “So, tell me, 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.” The boy’s father was speechless.
Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.” Isn’t perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have.
I wouldn’t know what i had to say to may son if I got that answer like that. I would cry and embracing my lovely son. Afterthat I called my wife and saying that you were born a lovely kid for me, thanks.
That son were thinking out of the box. I never expect like that if I were his father at that journey. Maybe I would say how lucky we were than that poor people at those village. I was wrong………..
“Life is too short and friends are too few.” Environment and friends are more important than talking about rich or poor. The rich of hearth are more lovely than money. Would I be a nice father, idont know, I just disguised my self of it. Maybe I would learn to my son or daughter a lot than he or she learn to me. That is ironic isn’t that?
Being father is not just be a father of…., but we have to be more than a father. A father with a friendly smile, a father withnice teaching, a father with calm religious, and a father with a big big tolerance with any situation. Our Son is not our son. Our Son is just people who is entrusted to us from God. If we didn’t teach them him how to pray to God, Damned for us.
