A Message From Anderson, Fun Riddles & Inspiring Stories – Anderson Connect

We hope you and your loved ones have had a great summer!

In this month’s Anderson Connect, we will be sharing the following – hope you enjoy!

• A message from Anderson
• 1 short story
• A few fun riddles to try with friends and family
• 2 video stories

A Message from Anderson

We have all gone through a lot in the last year and a half. If you or anyone you know are struggling with mental health concerns, we urge you to reach out and talk to someone.

Please download the KeepMeSafe app; the support line is complementary to our students and is available 24/7 in multiple languages. You can access the download page here.

Short Story

True Wealth

There was a boy, whose family was very wealthy. One day his father took him on a trip to the country, where he aimed to show his son how people who are poor live. They arrived at the farm of a very poor family, or so he considered them to be. They spent several days there. Upon their return, the father asked his son if he liked the trip.

“Oh, it was great, dad,” the boy replied.

“Did you notice how poor people live?” The father asked.

“Yeah, I did,” said the boy.

The father asked his son to share his impressions from their visit, in more detail.

The boy replied, “Well, we have only one dog, and they have four of them. In our garden there is a pool, while they have a river that has no end. We‘ve got expensive lanterns, but they have stars above their heads at night. We have the patio, and they have the whole horizon.
We have only a small piece of land, while they have the endless fields. We buy food, but they grow it. We have a high fence to protect our property and they don‘t need one, as their friends protect them.”

The father was stunned. He could not say a word.

Then the boy added, “Thank you, dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”

The moral of the story: True wealth, as well as happiness, is not measured by materials things. Love, friendship and freedom are far more valuable.

Source: LinkedIn.com

Fun riddles

Test your brain with these fun riddles! We thought it would be fun to share a few tricky riddles in this month’s Connect. Grab your family and friends and test your skills! (Answers will be at the end of the Connect).

1. A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

2. I have no doors, but I have keys, I have no rooms, but I have space, you can enter but you can’t leave! What am I?

3. I travel all around the world but always stay in the corner. What am I?

Video stories

Please enjoy two more video stories brought to you by Anderson this month.

Don’t be afraid to fail

Your outlook on a matter shapes the results

Riddle answers

1. It was a bright, sunny day.
2. A keyboard
3. A stamp

We hope you enjoyed this month’s Anderson Connect. Take care of yourself, and each other, and we look forward to connecting again soon!