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?"

; G! t- ]% S# H. r) N! J2 V, DI answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."

8 W7 S1 o( d" J3 G# j. J3 e: A* ?Nathan said, "But our life is already perfect."
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Nathan'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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. y8 B* M8 \4 qBut why cannot I?
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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
1 Z  G& a. Z: f0 \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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I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
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  a* Q9 P7 X! k1 ]- J- [/ K: \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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生活美好就是一种满足感