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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- S$ ?- K1 z8 }I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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; b6 V7 F/ S- C, o8 bNathan said, "But our life is already perfect."

: _4 y) k6 n9 U* a. r7 \" U( LNathan'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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9 q3 I$ f6 o  k: TBut why cannot I?
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Can you?

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周天

Good point.
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' J2 B/ ]" s. [9 \0 k8 m& ^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?"

$ M8 n! j1 A. k! [" N3 F& kI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

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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
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- P) @/ u' [) o. g: D! {2 O生活美好就是一种满足感