In America, most people’s living situation is much better than it is for some of the people living in poorer countries across the globe, but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. Parents of the next generation’s children work hard to provide for their kids and teach them valuable lessons they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. But sometimes children are able to teach their parents something of value, too. An inspiring story was recently shared on Facebook, and it shows just how intelligent some children can be.

In the story, which was posted on July 21, 2015, a wealthy father had taken his son on a trip to the country in order to show him how the poor lived. They stayed with a poor family on their farm for a few days, and after they had returned from their trip, the father asked his son how he liked it. The son replied that he thought it was great. Then, his father asked him if he saw what it meant to be poor, and the son’s answer left him speechless.

The son said that he did see what it meant to be poor, and then, he went on to list all of the things that the family in the country had that they didn’t have at home. He said that the country family had four dogs, fields that stretch as far as the eye can see, homegrown food, and friends to protect them, all of which were worth just as much as money. The son said seeing all of these wonderful things showed him just how poor his family was. The son was able to teach his father that being poor can mean many different things, and although the family was poor in terms of money they were rich in terms of gratitude.