Live Without Money
One day, a wealthy father decided to teach his son what it truly meant to live without money, so he sent the boy to spend a few days with a farming family out in the countryside. The boy stayed there for three days and three nights.
On their way back home, as they sat in the car, the father asked, “So, what did you learn from your time there?”
“It was good,” the boy said simply. But the father wanted to know more. “What exactly did you notice? What did you learn?”
The boy thought for a moment and began to explain:
“We have one dog; they have four. We have a swimming pool with clean, filtered water that reflects our garden, while they have a river with crystal-clear water full of fish and tall reeds.
We have outdoor lights in our backyard, but they have the stars and the moon. Our garden ends at a fence, but theirs stretches all the way to the horizon.
We buy our food, while they grow, harvest, and cook theirs. We listen to music from our phones and speakers, but they listen to the songs of crickets, birds, and the wind—and sometimes their neighbor singing as he works the land.
We cook in a microwave, but their meals, made over an open fire, taste like nothing you can buy.
We lock ourselves behind fences and gates, afraid of strangers, while their doors are always open—they’re protected by friendship and community.
Our lives revolve around phones, computers, and TV screens; theirs revolve around family, sky, sunlight, water, and the earth.”
The father sat quietly, deeply moved by what he’d heard. Then his son looked at him and said softly, “Thank you, Dad. You didn’t just show me what it means to be poor—you showed me how poor we really are, because the more we chase things, the further we drift from what truly matters.”
Adapted from the article shared by our Facebook friend, Motorland. The posting of which dated Sunday 12 October 2025.
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