Farmer 10 - Perception

A rich boy from the town came to meet a farm boy in a village. The rich boy wanted to know how the poor managed with so little. After three days of stay in the village, the rich boy returned home. His father looked at him and said: "Now tell me son! What did you learn? "Dad, I just saw that we had only one dog with us but my friend in the village had many dogs. They were freely running around, wagging their tail in a friendly manner, loved by the villagers. The dogs guarded the whole village. Dad, we have only one pool, but they have a whole creek in front of them The villagers enjoy themselves bathing and playing in the creek. Dad, we have imported artificial lanterns in the house, but the villagers after a hard day's work, sit comfortably together, looking at the sky lit with thousand stars. Dad, we have a portico that extends only up to the garden but they have the whole horizon before them to start a day afresh with hope dancing in their eyes. Dad, we are the owners of small pieces of land, they own nothing but still have the entire fields before them. Dad, we have so many servants serving us but they are busy serving others and each other. Dad, what a pity! We buy our food from the super market but they grow their food and eat fresh vegetables and fruits. We are consuming bottled and tinned food. Dad, we have guards and walls to protect us but they are protected by friends. Finally, the boy looking at his father said: I have learnt in this trip that how rich my farm friend is, with the entire nature around him - so free and happy! And I realise, how poor we are!