Our life is perfect!

红鹿

My seven-year old son Nathan suddenly asked me a question the other day, "Mom, why are you working so hard?"
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I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

2 s7 U$ i8 d% h; D% `5 UNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."

" B% l) T& @# }- O5 zNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

& h; |0 n* H2 U" b% uBut why cannot I?
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Can you?
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6 D! n: R& L0 [& l4 D[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.

Although adults take lots of responsibilities which might be burdens of their lives, the perpective of the child is still informing.

老杨

我真想现在就辞职种地去。

beimei

老杨的理想是当地主！

云山水月

原帖由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:49 发表
My seven-year old son Nathan suddenly asked me a question the other day, "Mom, why are you working so hard?"

I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

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, e  }+ g" R  v  y不尽然。其实奋斗是奋斗，快乐是快乐。上进心，也是正常人内化于心的一种本质性的东西。

个性小西红柿

当我吃完饭摸着自己涨得圆鼓鼓的肚子时，我会说生活真美好

/ {1 v( E2 O( w, n" Z生活美好就是一种满足感