The son of a rich father spent three days with a peasant family to learn what it means to be poor. When the father asked what he learned, the son listed several ways that the peasant family's life was richer than his own, such as having more connections to nature, community, and simple pleasures. The son concluded that through always wanting more possessions, his own family had become poorer by not appreciating what they had.

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2. A rich father wanted that his son learns what does it mean being poor. He took him to spent some time with a peasant family.

3. The son spent three days and nights there.

4. Back in the car, the father asks him about his experience . The son says Good.

5. The father ask: did you learn anything?

6. 1 – we have one dog they have 4.

7. 2 – We have a pool with treated water. They have a river nearby with clear water and fish of all sort.

8. 3- We have an electric installation in our garden and they have all stars and moon lighting.

9. 4 – Our garden finishes with the wall they have an open garden with no limits

10. 5 – We buy our food they cook it.

11. 6 – we listen to music from CDs. They listen to music from the garden.

12. ...in addition to some songs from a nearby farmer ....

13. 7 – we use microwave ovens to cook they cook tasty food with wood fire.

14. 8 – to be protected we use alarms and gates, they are protected by their friends and neighbors.

15. 9 – We are connected to our laptops, cell phones, TVs, .... They are connected to life, horizon, skies, greenery, animals, and family.

16. The father was impressed by his son’s depth of reasoning. Finally the son concludes.

18. Each day we become poorer by not seeing the nature God created.

19. We look to possess and possess every day more by being proccupied to ‘’become’’.

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