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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) {/ X2 `* r# OI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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" z0 l3 ~- {& }; h! sNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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* J1 w  G0 y% t+ z( ~Nathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

! P  n& Y/ _. xBut why cannot I?
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' h8 s# A, w. q( u' ZCan you?

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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?"

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9 p8 `' G) v9 ]; H2 ]% a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

5 g$ {: V! c' c/ p8 I+ x生活美好就是一种满足感