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?"

; ^% r4 y; c: G0 q8 x3 {0 M$ g' ZI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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3 N4 p* W1 J; u+ U4 U+ cNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."

9 K" O$ Y9 u! K7 i, H/ L% W( ]$ @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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. a" J' ?2 J+ X& q& ^) cBut why cannot I?
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Can you?
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[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.

9 t1 I$ \2 p6 o7 y5 q& }' b9 S, ~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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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
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生活美好就是一种满足感