Sometimes people who have problems with their material condition can give even more than the rich. For example, recently a homeless woman gave all her money to a family that lost a roof over her head, without even knowing these people.
“Sometimes we think that poverty is only hunger and homelessness,” Mother Teresa once said. “However, the greatest poverty is to be indifferent, insensitive, and not know how to love.” We must start with our own homes in order to eradicate this kind of poverty. ”
Viral history
Dan Asmussen shared a story on Facebook that instantly became viral. It was a short story about father and son. A rich father drove his little son to the village to see how poor people live and learn a lot. Dad thought that meeting a guy with villagers would teach him to work hard so as not to live like these people. However, what he heard from his son upon his return made him very surprised. What did his son learn and understand?
Trip to the village
The rich man took his son on a trip to the village for the sole purpose of showing him how it feels to be poor. They lived in a house with the poorest family. When the father and son returned home, dad asked the boy if he liked it there.
“That was great, dad,” he answered.
“Do you understand how poor a person is?” - asked the father.
“Oh yes,” was his son's reply.
“So what was your conclusion after this trip?” the rich man asked.
The answer of the son struck him.
Real poverty is not determined by money.
Here is what the boy answered his father: “I realized that we have one dog, and they have four. We have a pool that occupies half of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end. There are many lanterns in our garden, and they have stars shining at night. Our courtyard is part of the front courtyard, and with them it extends to the horizon. We own a small garden, and they have endless fields. Servants serve us, and they are servants themselves. We buy food, and they cook their own. Walls protect our property, and friends protect them. ”
The boy's father could not say a word. “I realized how poor we really are,” his son added.
Appreciate what you have
“We often pay attention to what we cannot achieve without thinking about the things that we have,” the author of the story, Asmussen, said. - A useless thing for one person may turn out to be a prize for another. Each has its own point of view. Sometimes it is necessary for a child to remind us of what is truly a value. ”
After Dan shared this story, he was watched over 250,000 times. Wisdom is simple and consists in one thing: you need to value what you have.
