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?"
# `, K: ?  i% D5 _
2 t& Z3 Z$ X1 r( @! @I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
% X7 Y/ v; t, Y! E- v9 P( W
Nathan said, "But our life is already perfect."

4 n* e5 j( _) ?* p, w3 p0 ]  \* sNathan's remark made me thinking, "If only I could look at the world as how the kids do, I would be much happier."

+ d: Q( Q/ i$ j6 BBut why cannot I?
  a; g2 q1 L  P, d4 P
( h; V7 v( b5 b) |% nCan you?

[ 本帖最后由 红鹿 于 2008-7-14 13:53 编辑 ]

周天

Good point.
9 ?" ?- T9 s: m
* O& b% V. ]9 v8 V7 GAlthough 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?"

I answered immediately without thinking, "Because I want us to have a better life."
$ Y, j+ W7 v+ K8 T$ C
& r8 |1 e7 S+ O7 D: o/ s; H ...

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

) [( y! {# ^% i; _/ }+ p7 ]" W生活美好就是一种满足感