Blessed
A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were. I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get. I bend over backwards for them, and they can’t even help keep our house clean. It wouldn’t bother me so, but it’s the woman who looks bad if the house is a mess.”
“Do you know how blessed you are?” a woman behind us asked. “I would love to go home and find my house a mess. I wouldn’t mind my carpet being ruined or the dishes left everywhere. I wouldn’t mind the dirty clothes being piled high or the many socks to match. I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home. Matter of fact, I would love it. I would dearly love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them. You see, my two children were killed in an auto accident and now it’s just my husband and me. My house stays clean, my clothes stay put up, the dishes are done. There are no fingerprints on my walls,no mysterious spots on my carpets. There are no sounds of arguing, no slamming doors, no laughter, no ‘I love you Mom.’ So you see, you are very blessed. What I would give to be going through what you are right now. How I would love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears, share their dreams. Just to watch them play. If I had my children, I wouldn’t care how my house looked. I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big old mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.
幸福是什么
一天，我和一个朋友在杂货店前排队买东西,我在向她抱怨我的孩子们的懒惰。那天上午我下班回来之后象往常一样，房子里被搞的乱七八糟。
我觉得现在的孩子们只知道努力想得到他们想要的东西。为了他们我拼命的工作，但是他们却连帮我保持房子清洁都做不到。我如果不为这个心烦吧，但如果房子里杂乱的话，会显得女主人很糟糕。
“你知道你有多幺幸福吗？”站在我们身后的一个妇女问到。“我倒是宁愿我回到家时发现房子里一团糟.我不会介意地毯被弄脏或是碗碟到处乱丢。不会介意脏衣服堆成堆或是一大堆袜子需要分拣。我甚至不会介意任何人谈论我家的脏乱。我会深情的在杂乱的房子里穿行只为靠近我的孩子可以抱他们，吻他们并且告诉他们我是多么的爱他们。你知道，我的两个孩子都在一次车祸中丧生现在只剩我和我丈夫两个人。我的房子始终很干净，衣服摆放整齐,碗碟收拾利索。在我家的墙上没有手指印，地毯上没有不知名的污渍.没在争吵声，没有摔门声，没有笑声，没有‘我爱你妈妈’。所以你瞧，你是很幸福的。你现在所拥有的正是我所想经受的。我多想能够抱起我的孩子，擦干他们的眼泪，分享他们的梦想。或是仅仅看着他们玩耍就已经满足了。如果我能拥有我的孩子，我不会管我的房子看起来会怎样。只要有他们我就会觉得幸福。”
现在如果你到了我家会看到一片狼藉。随你怎么想，只要我觉得非常幸福就够了。
