One day a rich 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 night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, 8220;how was the trip? 8221;
一天，一位富有的父亲带着他的小儿子去乡下旅行，打算让他见识一下穷人的生活。他们在一户非常贫穷人家的农场里住了一天一夜。旅行回来之后，父亲问儿子：“你觉得这次旅行怎样?”
8220;Very good, Dad! 8221;
“棒极了，爸爸!”
8220;Did you see how poor people can be? 8221; the father asked.
8220;你看到穷人的生活了吗?”父亲问道。
8220;Yeah! 8221; 8220;And what did you learn? 8221;
“是的!”“那你从中学到了什么呢?”
The son answered, 8220;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. 8221;
儿子回答道：“我看到我们家只有一只狗，而他们家有四只。我们的游泳池一直延伸到花园中间，而他们的小溪没有尽头。我们在花园里装了进口灯具，而他们有满天星斗。我们的天井接着前院，而他们拥有整个地平线。”
When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.
当小男孩说完的时候，他的父亲目瞪口呆。
His son added, 8220;Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are! 8221;
他的儿子接着又补充道：“谢谢爸爸让我看到我们是多么贫穷!”
Isn 8217;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 8217;ve got everything!
贫富的真意完全取决于你看待事物的角度，难道不是吗?如果你拥有爱人、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默感和对生活的积极态度，你就拥有了一切!