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?"

I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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Nathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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; q1 y! ]2 Y- ^& q9 P% k! WNathan'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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  o7 B+ z6 B+ W, v2 `But why cannot I?

Can you?

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周天

Good point.
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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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2 ]3 r7 [, `6 Z, B1 J8 tI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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- V- a2 G$ i3 i' g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

( [$ t* v* h4 t生活美好就是一种满足感