A Lesson from Life
One day a father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son， “How was the trip？”
“Very good， Dad！”
“Did you see how poor people can be？” the father asked.
“Yeah！”
“And what did you learn？”
The son answered， “I saw that we have a dog at home， 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 imported lamps in the garden； they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard； they have a whole horizon.”
When the little boy finished， his father was speechless.
His son added， “Thanks， Dad， for showing me how poor we are！”
Isn’t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things？ If you have love， friends， family， health， good humor and a positive attitude toward life， you’ve got everything！
一天，一個父親帶著年幼的兒子去鄉村旅行，想讓他看看什麽叫窮人。他們在一戶窮人家呆了一天一夜。回來後，父親問兒子：“這次旅行感覺怎樣？”
“很好啊，爸爸！”
“你知道窮人有多窮了嗎？”父親問道。
“知道啊。”
“那你都知道了些什麽？”
孩子答道：“我發現，我們家隻有一隻狗，他們卻有四隻；我們的池子隻延伸到花園中部，他們的小河望不到邊；我們在花園裏安了燈，他們用星星就可以照明；我們的天井接著前院，他們的卻無邊無際。”
小男孩說完，他父親啞口無言。
小男孩補充道：“謝謝您，爸爸，您讓我知道了我們有多貧窮！”
一切都取決於個人看待問題的方式，不是嗎？如果我們擁有愛、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和積極的生活態度，我們就擁有了一切！