聽力文摘《貧窮還是富有》

貧窮與富有該怎麼界定呢?也許你認為的富有在有的人眼中只是一種可憐的貧瘠。下面這個小男孩的話，讓人深思。

One day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his son see how poor country people were.

They stayed one day and one night in the farmhouse of a very humble farm. On the way back home at the end of the trip the father asked the son,"What did you think of the trip?"

The son replied,"Very nice, Dad."

The father then asked, "Did you notice how poor they were?"

The son replied,"Yes, I guess so."

The father then added, "And what did you learn?"

To this question, the son thought for a moment and answered slowly, " I learned that we have one dog in the house and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a stream that has no end."

We have fancy lanterns in our garden, while they have the stars. Our garden goes to the edge of our yard, but for their back yard they have the entire horizon!

At the end of the son's reply, the rich father was speechless. His son then added: "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we really are."

Isn't it true that all depends on the lens you use to see life?

If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got everything! You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

一天，一個富有的顧家男人帶着兒子進行了一次鄉村之旅，他想讓兒子瞭解鄉下人是多麼貧窮。

他們在一家非常粗陋的農場的農舍中待了一天一夜。在旅行結束返回家的.路上，父親問兒子：“你覺得這次旅行怎麼樣?”

兒子回答：“非常好，爸爸。”

父親接着問：“你有沒有注意到他們是多麼貧窮啊?”

兒子答道：“是的，大概吧。”

爸爸又問道：“那你認識到了些什麼?”

關於這一問題，兒子想了一會兒，慢條斯理地答道：“我認識到，我們家裏只有一隻狗，而他們卻有四隻。我們在花園裏有一個噴水池，而他們卻有一條無窮無盡的河流。”

“我們的花園裏有裝飾漂亮的燈籠，而他們卻擁有滿天星星。我們家院子的盡頭是花園，而他們家的後院卻有一望無際的空曠視野。”

在兒子回答完以後，那個富有的父親無言以對。然後，兒子又説道：“謝謝你，爸爸，讓我明白了我們其實是多麼貧窮。”

一切在於你看待人生的方式，難道不是嗎?

如果你擁有了愛情、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和積極面對人生的態度，你就擁有了一切!這些東西是金錢買不到的。你可以擁有你能夠想象到的任何物質財富，你也可以為將來做準備工作，等等，但如果你在精神方面貧乏，你還是一無所有!