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A Life Full of Riches
富足的一生
It
was
early
December
2003,
my
first
season
as
a
Salvation
Army
bell
ringer,
when
I
was
confronted
with the question. I was standing just outside the
doorway of a Wal-Mart, offering a
you
and
a
smile
to
each
person
who
dropped
a
donation
into
my
red
kettle.
A
neatly
dressed woman and her
young son walked up to the kettle stand. While she
searched her purse for
some cash, the
boy looked up at me. I can still see the confusion
and curiosity in his eyes as he
asked,
首次面对这个问题，是在
2003
年<
/p>
12
月初
，
我第
一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。当时我
就站在沃尔玛商场入口处门外
，
对每一位向我的红壶里投入捐款的人都报以一声
“谢谢”
和
一个微笑。
一位穿着整洁的妇人牵着
她的幼子向放壶的台子走过来。
她在钱包里摸着找钱时
，
孩子抬头看了我一眼
，
问我：
“你穷吗？”
当时他眼里充满疑惑和好奇
，
时至今日仍历历在
目。
I
stammered,
trying
to
think,
have
more
than
some
people,
but
not
as
much
as
others.
His question,
however, did not leave me.
“嗯，
”我结结巴巴，边想边回答，
“我比有些人拥有的多，但比其他人拥有的少。
”母亲
因为孩子问了一个在社交上不该问的问题，
训斥了他一顿，
他俩便匆匆的赶去购物。
但是孩
子的问题却一直留在我的心头挥之不去。
I've never thought of myself as
1040 form, I fall into one of the
lowest income brackets. In the past 35 years, I've
taken just one
vacation trip. My TV is
a black-and-white set that someone gave me eight
years ago.
我从不认为自己“穷”
，
但有些事实我不可否认。每当我填
1040
税务申报
表时
，
我都属
于收入最低的档次之一。
在过去的三十五年中
，
我只出去度过一
次假。
我的电视机是黑白的
，
还是八年
前别人送给我的。
Yet I feel nothing
more than a passing whim to attain the material
things so many other people
have.
My
1999
car
shows
the
wear
and
tear
of
105,000
miles.
But
it
is
still
dependable.
My
apartment
is
modest,
but
quiet
and
relaxing.
My
clothes
are
well
suited
to
my
work,
which
is
primarily outdoors. My minimal computer
needs can be met at the library.
然而
，
想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西<
/p>
，
对我来说
，
只
不过是转瞬即逝的念头
而已。我的汽车是
1999
年的产品
，
到现在开了十万五千英里
，
已经很破很旧了
，
但是它依
然可靠。我的住房不大
，
但是很安静<
/p>
，
住着挺舒心。我的衣服很适合于我的工作
，
主要都在
户外。我对计算机的很少的需求
< br>，
可以在图书馆得到解决。
In spite of what I don't have, I don't
feel poor. Why? I've enjoyed exceptionally good
health for
53 years. It's not just that
I've been illness-free, it's that I feel vigorous
and spirited. Exercising is
actually
fun for me. I look forward to long, energizing
walks. And I love the
follows.
< br>尽管有些东西我没有
，
我并不感到贫穷。这是为什么
五十三年来我一直非常健康。我
不但不生病
，
而且精力充沛
，
情绪饱满。
锻炼对我而言是确确实实的快事
，
我乐意长距离
步
行
，
越走越有劲。我喜爱步行后随之
产生的一种“什么都干得了”的心态。
I also
cherish the gift of creativity. When I write a
beautiful line of poetry, or fabricate a joke
that tickles someone, I feel rich
inside. I'm continually surprised at the insights
that come through
my writing process.
And talking with so many interesting writer
friends is one of my main sources
of
enjoyment.
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