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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8 x( }3 `! ^/ c% mI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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" v4 P$ F: x0 ]7 l$ x8 FNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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/ m0 G2 ?% @- S: X& y# @+ INathan'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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Can you?

[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.

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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$ v2 Z  T- i1 M" T, T4 r; T3 ~I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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% R" X3 d- B2 h9 h6 {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

' B6 \# ~) g5 g+ Y8 U3 ~生活美好就是一种满足感