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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/ n* `2 U, g6 F7 e9 QNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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( @, U+ Q, s3 UNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

' F: L7 b! f, m5 nBut why cannot I?
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$ e3 ?1 S8 F2 ^2 d$ E' \; ~& sCan you?
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[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.

! M2 a. }/ Q- N" j  u" uAlthough 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
* p. Q0 E8 `  K) Z/ P+ P, tMy seven-year old son Nathan suddenly asked me a question the other day, "Mom, why are you working so hard?"

' S& y4 }" y, i( R. LI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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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

生活美好就是一种满足感