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?"

* o9 z' X) i: i/ ^I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

" r, P& R; F5 RNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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; G/ F: w5 [; h1 L/ dNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

  }$ e4 D* @" V) pBut why cannot I?
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Can you?

8 H2 b7 s8 _) M+ g7 y6 y2 J[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.
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5 |5 I6 T2 x8 z1 _9 C1 ]' R5 H5 C8 AAlthough 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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/ T: h) z8 G4 yI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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* ?5 ]% c5 d2 ]5 v6 v) d7 ^" ^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