Live Like A Child

像孩子一样生活

My family has been adopted recently.

It appears that a sweet， stray kitten about five months old has taken us to be her family.

The kitten found my wife first and won over her heart completely.

She then proceeded to love her way into each of my children’s hearts and my own as well.

It is such a joy watching my children pet her， play with her， and love her so happily.

It reminds me of all the simple joys that I cherished in my own childhood：petting dogs， holding kittens， riding bikes， playing ball， and swinging on swings.

The funny thing is that I still enjoy many of these things today. Maybe I still have the heart of a child.

If you ask me， having a child’s heart is a pretty good thing.

Children take joy freely wherever they can find it. Adults tend to hold back on their joy for fear of being called immature.

Children tend to accept and love people unconditionally. Adults tend to judge and reject others without getting to know them.

Children tend to live and find happiness in the present moment. Adults tend to live in guilt about the past and worry about the future.

Don’t be afraid to live as a child then. Don’t be afraid to play with a dog， cuddle a cat， and swing on a swing.

Don’t be afraid to enjoy the moment， to love other people， and to find fun and joy every­where.

我们家最近收养了一只猫。

一只五个月大的可爱的流浪猫选择了我们作为她的家人。

这只猫先是找到了我的妻子，然后完全俘获了她的心。

她接着继续将爱深入到我的每一个孩子心中，以及我的心中。

看着孩子们爱抚她、和她一起玩耍并且如此幸福地爱着她是一件乐事。

这让我想起我自己童年时期珍爱的那些简单的快乐：爱抚小狗，抱着小猫，骑车，打球，以及荡秋千。

有趣的是，至今，我依然享受这其中的很多事情。可能我依然有一颗童心。

依我看，有一颗童心是一件相当好的事。

孩子们无拘无束地享受快乐，在任何能够找到快乐之处。成年人往往抑制自己的快乐，因为害怕被叫做不成熟。

孩子们往往无条件地接受并爱护别人。成年人往往在不了解别人之前就评价、拒绝别人。

孩子们往往生活在此时此刻并寻找快乐。成年人往往生活在对过去生活的内疚和对未来生活的担忧中。

那么不要害怕像孩子一般生活了。不要害怕与狗玩耍，与猫相拥，以及荡秋千了。

不要害怕去享受当下，去关爱他人，去发现生活中随处可见的乐趣和喜悦。