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."

9 s  O, B) ^2 O6 g' n1 f0 k6 [8 oNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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Nathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."
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But why cannot I?
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$ h% F" L# G/ g2 i9 p7 ?Can you?

6 ]" C; e. g- }4 M$ V: L3 X7 X[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.
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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
* t9 [" k, j; R2 mMy seven-year old son Nathan suddenly asked me a question the other day, "Mom, why are you working so hard?"
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3 u. ]  b6 q0 G0 g7 M# ?I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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: {" |5 S2 N" x& d9 f8 o5 K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

: W' o$ D) F% v" I9 B% h6 \生活美好就是一种满足感