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?"

+ z& e8 r  H$ [5 `I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

& s( j- ?0 M3 ^- j- dNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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. ^: e6 _" b$ tNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

7 P* U1 J% K! ?. A( fBut why cannot I?
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" Y+ j( _7 s, U$ C9 A! Z5 F6 w+ S3 ]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.
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2 h7 p- h; G) M5 ?) C" W* ]. EAlthough 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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- ^' |; O$ n& R, J9 S  l& m8 QI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

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8 ^4 k2 ?: S' r, b+ R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