interesting story i got from email

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."

lol, wth
Rich Daddy kena jack by his own son

as with everything it is all a matter of prespective…

Okay so now let's get real.

The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four."

But their one dog probably has the best food and medical care while the poor family's four dogs are probably mongrels who get table scraps or have to forage for their own food most of the time.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a creek that has no end.

The creek is filled with industrial pollutants illegally dumped by the factory up the creek. Also, people upstream pee, shit and do laundry upstream of the creek.

We have imported lanterns in our garden, and they have the stars at night.

They have the stars at night because the whole region is so poor that they don't have electricity. Also the rich man soon after decided to build a planetarium in the back yard.

Our patio reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon.

When the rich man brings his son on an airplane, they have the whole sky. And besides, their vacation home by the seaside also has the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

And in those large fields, they break their backs in toil trying to eke out a subsistence living. Planting rice, ain't no fun, bent from dawn to the set of sun, cannot stand, cannot sit, cannot rest a little bit.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

So lucky. But the rich man's son can also serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

And they struggle to stay fed.

We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.

Because they don't have any property.

I see it as a story of “seeing things in a different perspective”

that fuking kid needs to be slapped.

of cos e kid can say tht. he can afford to mah.

To those who read the story and can understand the meaning under, then good.. To those who choose to read into the fine fine lines and spoilt it, also good lo.

Each person is entitled to each views, and we cannot change that.

To quote another example again, adolf hitler or osama is not a bad guy, because they see and think their views is correct
so is the raping of nanking by the japs, ww1, ww2 etc.
the person who started the above event in his/her views, they are correct
so in short, no right or wrong. only a different point of perspective.

Originally posted by extrinsic:

To those who read the story and can understand the meaning under, then good.. To those who choose to read into the fine fine lines and spoilt it, also good lo.

Each person is entitled to each views, and we cannot change that.

To quote another example again, adolf hitler or osama is not a bad guy, because they see and think their views is correct
so is the raping of nanking by the japs, ww1, ww2 etc.
the person who started the above event in his/her views, they are correct
so in short, no right or wrong. only a different point of perspective.

It's not that anyone misunderstands what the story is trying to get across.

It's like the story of the businessman/investor asking the 'lazy' fisherman why he's just lounging around doing nothing when he could be trying to build up his business and earn more money. The fisherman asks the businessman why he would want to do that and the businessman tells him that with the money he would make, he can enjoy life. The fisherman then replies that's what he is already doing.

My thinking here is okay, so the fisherman is happy with what he has and doesn't need more so he doesn't pursue it. Great! As long as he's happy.

The problem I have with the story about the kid is, although he waxes fondly of the creek, the endless fields, etc., would he want to trade places with them? Also, it's good that he said what he did to his dad. If he said that to the poor, he would probably get whacked.

And that's another thing about the rich. They have options. If they wanted to, they could live like the poor. The poor have no options.

Let's share one more story.

A rich man just finished an expensive steak and lobster meal. As he is walking to his car, he sees a poor man sitting on a kerb eating a packet of rice garnished with some vegetables.

The rich man then says to the poor man, "You are so lucky! As a rich person, I keep eating a high fat, high cholesterol diet. I drink too much of the best wine and brandy because it tastes so good! I end up having to pay so much on medical bills. Furthermore I also have to have a gym membership and a personal trainer to help me control my weight! But you don't have all these problems. You eat a healthy, mostly vegetarian diet. You don't have to go gym or see the doctor regularly. Now I know how unfortunate I am!"

Originally posted by Phaze:

It's not that anyone misunderstands what the story is trying to get across.

It's like the story of the businessman/investor asking the 'lazy' fisherman why he's just lounging around doing nothing when he could be trying to build up his business and earn more money. The fisherman asks the businessman why he would want to do that and the businessman tells him that with the money he would make, he can enjoy life. The fisherman then replies that's what he is already doing.

My thinking here is okay, so the fisherman is happy with what he has and doesn't need more so he doesn't pursue it. Great! As long as he's happy.

The problem I have with the story about the kid is, although he waxes fondly of the creek, the endless fields, etc., would he want to trade places with them?

And that's another thing about the rich. They have options. If they wanted to, they could live like the poor. The poor have no options.

hey mate, yes, but what i understand by the story is actually, the kid is asking the father to be ashamed of himself. just like ppl mentioned, every one see things differently

of cuz being rich is 90%(another 10% may like being poor, i dunno) better.. like you mentioned, have choice..

Originally posted by extrinsic:

hey mate, yes, but what i understand by the story is actually, the kid is asking the father to be ashamed of himself. just like ppl mentioned, every one see things differently

of cuz being rich is 90%(another 10% may like being poor, i dunno) better.. like you mentioned, have choice..

Haha... rich people have problems as well. Most of the people I know from rich families are always arguing over money - especially when times get a bit tough.

But generally, I think most people would prefer to have the problems of the rich, rather than the problems of the poor.

Ultimately, I think what most people want is to have just enough to be happy and secure. Of course, what is "enough" varies widely from person to person.

Originally posted by Phaze:

Haha... rich people have problems as well. Most of the people I know from rich families are always arguing over money - especially when times get a bit tough.

LOL, if they are arguing over money because times are tough, it means they are not rich, duh

Its not how much or how many you have.... its how contented are you with what you have...