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?"

  w8 P* q! q  j& n- lI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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: O) x1 L3 o4 s( {Nathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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0 b+ W, t/ g5 \2 x( sNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

3 m- }- }% Z. x" SBut why cannot I?
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( U! ?1 |! \. V) R7 H/ j' @8 }1 vCan you?

[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.

# c- k7 g. ]: q5 u9 J5 f4 q4 [% O9 m0 yAlthough 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
. k. j4 c: I6 k/ |: l! vMy 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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# S4 b- _0 U5 G3 A/ ^' e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