One day, a rich landowner took his son on a trip to the country so that he could have his son see how poor the country people were. They stayed for one day and one night in the farmhouse of a very humble farmer. After they returned back from the trip, the father asked his son: “So what do you think about the trip?”

Son: “The trip was very nice, Dad”.

Father: “Did you notice how poor they were?”.

Son: “Yes”

Father: “What did you learn?”

Son: “I have learnt that we have one dog in our house and they have five. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a stream that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden and they have the stars. Our garden goes to the end of our property, they have the entire horizon as their backyard.

At the end of the son’s reply, the father was left speechless and his son added: “Thank you Dad for showing me how poor we really are.” — Abhishek K Thakur, Class 10, Gyanodaya Bal Batika School, Lalitpur