They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family. On their return from the trip, the father
asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Oh yes," said the son.

"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they have 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 buy our food, and they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us, and they have friends to protect them."

 With this, the boy's father was speechless.

Then he said, "Thanks, Son, for showing me how poor We are."