感恩节随想......

 Thanksgiving thoughts...
  
    From Melinda Lam

I am thankful .....
for the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching t.v.
because that means he is at home and not on the streets.
for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.

for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been
surrounded by friends.

for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have
enough to eat.

for my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the
sunshine.
for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters
that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

for all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means
that we have freedom of speech.

parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it
means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with
transportation.

for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

for the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means
that I can hear.

for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to
wear.

for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it
means I have been capable of working hard.
for the alarm that goes of in the early morning hours, because it
means that I am alive.

and finally.......
for too much e-mail, because it means, I have friends who are thinking
of me.

Author Unknown

感恩节随想......

    佚名

我感激......
年轻人不洗碗却坐在电视机旁，
因为他在家而不是留在大街上。

我感激......
我所付的税款，
那说明我还没有失业。
我感激......
聚会后需要清洁的脏和乱，
那说明我曾经被朋友所包围。

我感激......
那穿上稍紧的时装，
那说明我有足够的食物。

我感激......
我的影子在看我工作，
那说明我沐浴在阳光之中。

我感激......
草坪需要修剪，窗户需要清洁，水槽需要修理，
那说明我有一个家。

我感激......
我所听到的对政府的抱怨，
那说明我们生活在一个可以自由发言的国度。

我感激......
我所能找到的最远的停车处，
那说明我还能走路并被交通所祝福。

我感激......
那大大的暖气账单，
那说明我的生活很温暖。

我感激......
那个在教堂唱走调圣曲的女人，
因为那说明我的听力还好。

我感激......
那大堆的需要洗和烫的衣服，
那说明我有足够穿的衣服。

我感激......
一天下来我有酸又困的肌肉，
那说明我有能力努力的工作了一天。

我感激......
那清晨警报的 鸣向，
因为它表示我还活著。

最后，我感激......
那太多的电子邮件，
那说明我有很多的朋友在想著我......

林爱香转送

追梦译于 Thursday, November 23, 2000