A: I know somebody who made her money by the time she was 45, and she opted for early retirement.
B: I would love to have done that. I think I was in the wrong profession.
A: She didn’t sit on her hands, though. She traveled the world, spending long periods in developing countries and volunteering to help local communities.
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B: I feed the cats in my neighborhood. I know it’s not the same thing, but every little bit helps. And I don’t have to travel long distances to do it.
A: You’re not getting into the spirit of this.
A: 我認識一個人,她到四十五歲的時候就已經賺夠了錢,所以就選擇提早退休。
B: 真希望我也可以這樣。我想我是入錯了行。
A: 她也沒閒著。她去環遊世界,花很長的時間在開發中國家做志工,幫助當地的社區。
B: 我是去餵附近的流浪貓。我知道這不能相提並論,可是多少也做了點貢獻嘛。而且做善事我也不想跑個大老遠。
A: 你並沒有認真看待這件事。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱譯)
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