One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country for the sole purpose of showing his son how it was to be poor. They spent a few days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
有天 ，一位家庭富裕的老爸帶著他的兒子去鄉下渡假只為了一個簡單的目的-就是帶他的兒子看看貧窮的生活是什麼樣子。他們在被視為一個貧窮家庭的農場上度過了幾天的夜晚。
有天 ，一位家庭富裕的老爸帶著他的兒子去鄉下渡假只為了一個簡單的目的-就是帶他的兒子看看貧窮的生活是什麼樣子。他們在被視為一個貧窮家庭的農場上度過了幾天的夜晚。
After their return from the trip, the father asked his son how he liked the trip. “It was great, Dad,” the son replied. “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh Yeah,” said the son.
在他們回途的路上，老爸問了他的兒子他多麼喜歡這個旅程。兒子道:『這旅程很棒耶老爸!』。老爸問:『你有看出來窮人家是怎麼樣子的嗎?』。兒子回他:『喔，有阿!』。
在他們回途的路上，老爸問了他的兒子他多麼喜歡這個旅程。兒子道:『這旅程很棒耶老爸!』。老爸問:『你有看出來窮人家是怎麼樣子的嗎?』。兒子回他:『喔，有阿!』。
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had 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.
『所以你從這個旅程學了什麼?』老爸問。 兒子回應說『我看到了我們只有一隻狗，而他們卻有四隻。我們有一個延伸到我們中庭的一個游泳池，而他們有無邊無際的小溪。我們的花園裡面有燈，而他們夜晚有很多的星星。我們有到前院的露台，而他們卻有完整可以看到的視野』
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
『我們有一塊小地可以居住，而他們卻有超過我們眼界的開闊田野。我們有可以服務我們的傭人，但是他們卻是服務著我們。』
We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.” The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “It showed me just how poor we really are.”
『我們買我們自己的食物，但是他們栽種他們自己的食物。我們有我們的家和牆可以保護著我們，但他們有朋友們可以保護著他們。』
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession. It is all based on one’s perspective.
有太多次我們都忘記了我們自己擁有什麼，而卻一直專注在我們缺少的。一個人所擁有的無價之物卻是別人重視的寶物。這一切都取決於一個人的觀點。
Sometimes it takes the perspective of a child to remind us what’s important.
有時候阿~卻要讓孩子的觀點去提醒我們什麼東西才是重要的。
(赤子之心才會看見真正的寶藏。)
『所以你從這個旅程學了什麼?』老爸問。 兒子回應說『我看到了我們只有一隻狗，而他們卻有四隻。我們有一個延伸到我們中庭的一個游泳池，而他們有無邊無際的小溪。我們的花園裡面有燈，而他們夜晚有很多的星星。我們有到前院的露台，而他們卻有完整可以看到的視野』
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
『我們有一塊小地可以居住，而他們卻有超過我們眼界的開闊田野。我們有可以服務我們的傭人，但是他們卻是服務著我們。』
We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.” The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “It showed me just how poor we really are.”
『我們買我們自己的食物，但是他們栽種他們自己的食物。我們有我們的家和牆可以保護著我們，但他們有朋友們可以保護著他們。』
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession. It is all based on one’s perspective.
有太多次我們都忘記了我們自己擁有什麼，而卻一直專注在我們缺少的。一個人所擁有的無價之物卻是別人重視的寶物。這一切都取決於一個人的觀點。
Sometimes it takes the perspective of a child to remind us what’s important.
有時候阿~卻要讓孩子的觀點去提醒我們什麼東西才是重要的。
(赤子之心才會看見真正的寶藏。)
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