Rich and poor. A lesson to teach and learn.

[Grumpy]

One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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.

 

[Prick]

I just read this in the joke thread. Is this the Father :shout:

When? I was 13, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend with big tits.

When I was 16, I got a girlfriend with big tits, but there was no passion, so I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest for life.


In college, I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency. She was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability.


When I was 25, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything.? Life became so dull that I decided that I needed a girl with some excitement.


When I was 28, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad, impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I decided to find a girl with some real ambition.

When I turned 30, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground, so I married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned.

I am older and wiser now, and I am looking for a girl with big tits

 

[Slick]

One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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.

If only most kids would be that sharp it would make a better world.

 

[a 1 player]

If only most kids would be that sharp it would make a better world.

If only most adults would be that sharp, it would be even better.

 

[Kylie Daniels]

Thanks for posting this. One of those little stories that humbles you.

 

[Herbie]

Thanks for posting this. One of those little stories that humbles you.

I must agree +1 on that one.

 

[HOF]

Great post.

 

[SMILE]

Grumpy, was that your Father?.

 

[tboy]

Well, it IS only an anecdote after all...

But I try to tell people (usually 20 somethings who believe that wealth solves all problems) is that the only difference between being poor and being rich, is the amount of money troubles you have. (Unless you're hyper rich like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet)

I was just telling a guy I work with this week that the only real difference between having $$ and not is the amount.

For eg:

He has a $100,000.00 mortgage, a rich person would have a $1,000,000.00 mortgage.
He has to cut his 1/2 acre of grass, a rich person has to (or pay someone to) cut his 12 acres of grass
He has car payments on his $250,000.00 car, this guy has car payments on his $20,000.00 used truck.

The list goes on. I mean hell, look at all the divorces of the rich and shameless? Take The Donald for eg.......

 

[a 1 player]

Money is merely a tool. I've had money and not had money, though life is a bit easier with it, ones troubles don't go away.

 

[tboy]

^^^^ exactly. His wife is a bitch and she'd still be a bitch if he had money......