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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt was great, thanks, Dad,\u201d came the reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keen to see if he had achieved the mission of his visit, the father asked, \u201cHas it helped you to see how poor people live?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSure has,\u201d answered his son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, tell me about it. What did you learn?\u201d enquired the father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI learnt,\u201d his son responded, \u201cthat while we have a swimming pool fenced into our backyard, they have a creek with swimming holes, a Tarzan rope hanging from a tree, and rapids they ride on old car tubes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have one dog that lives in a kennel. They have four that live with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur large house stretches almost to the borders of our small piece of land. They have a small house on open fields that stretch beyond sight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur patio looks out on a neatly mown lawn whereas they view their garden, fields, trees, and hills to the very horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpotlights turn our yard into day at night. They have nothing but thousands of twinkling stars to light their night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have to drive to the supermarket to buy our vegetables but they grow theirs right outside the back door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have servants to serve our meals and clean our house. They serve each other and clean up together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur property has walls that fence others out and us in. Their fences contain milking cows and woolly lambs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have security alarms, barred windows, and locks to protect us while they have family and friends to protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The father looked at his son in absolute amazement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks Dad,\u201d the boy added. \u201cI never realized how poor we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
(101 Stories for Enhancing Happiness and Well-Being Using Metaphors, p.208)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question: How does this metaphor compare to your perception of wealth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manuela Zeitlhofer | Authentizit\u00e4ts- & Mentale Fitness Coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(photo by Guilherme Stecanella, Unsplash)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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