What's Your Perspective?

What is your perspective of Rich and Poor? I didn't really know what to say when my mom asked me that, I didn't think that there was a difference. I thought that the difference between rich and poor was just money and that rich people had nicer stuff and that there lives were generally better because they have more money. I was wrong. This is an E-mail that my mom showed me and I feel that it is perfect to use for my best blog.

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, 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.
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.
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, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Now what is your perspective, did it change? Mine sure did, I had never thought of it that way. I almost felt bad because I have always taken things for granted. I thought about all the stuff I have and don't need, but don't know what I would do without it.

I was listening to a radio diary about a teenager named Juan and he lived on the Rio Grande river in a very bad neighborhood. The neighborhood was considered poor and he was an having hard time living. He was always hungry and went to the refrigerator and there was no food in the fridge and he had to fight to live. I didn't matter if he was poor he was determined and he got his high school diploma unlike a lot of poor children in rough neighborhoods.

So that's my question," What is your perspective of rich and poor?"