A millionaire brought his son to sleep over at his poor friend house. He hope that his son will realize how rich they are. After three days at the poor friend house, they returned home. Along the road the father asked: "What's your opinion on our journey?"
"It's fun!" his son replied.
"Now, you must've been able to compare between life as a poor and a rich right?"
"Absolutely," his son answered joyfully.
"Now, what did you learned from it all?"
The son replied: "We have a pet cat, but they have lots of cats to feed. We have a swimming pool, but they have a river with flowing crytal clear water for them to bath. We have expensive imported lamps, but they have brilliant twinkling starts over the skies which they look up to during their leisure time at their home lawn at night..."
The father wanted to interrupt, but the son continued, "We have paved road but they have a vast green field spread out to the horizon. We liked to order our maids around, they have fun in providing service and helping the others. We have tonnes of food, but they produced foods. We have guards who take care of our properties...but they have lots of loyal friends who always protected them."
The father is furthered silenced when his son added: "Thank you father for making me realized how rich they are and how poor we are!"
Lessons: True wealth is inside a heart that is grateful and acceptful (redha). It is not about what we have but of what we give. To achieve a comfortable live, we need to have. But to achieve tranquility, we need to give. To give brings more joy than to receive.
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