Live Like a Child
像一個孩子一樣活著
作者: Joe Mazzella
My family has been adopted recently.
我們家最近收養了一隻貓。
It appears that a sweet, stray kitten about five months old has taken us to be her family.
一隻五個月大的可愛的流浪貓選擇了我們作為她的家人。
The kitten found my wife first and won over her heart completely.
這隻貓先是找到了我的妻子，然後完全俘獲了她的心。
She then proceeded to love her way into each of my children's hearts and my own as well.
她接著繼續將愛深入到我的每一個孩子心中，以及我的心中。
It is such a joy watching my children pet her, play with her, and love her so happily.
看著孩子們愛撫她、和她一起玩耍並且如此幸福地愛著她是一件樂事。
It reminds me of all the simple joys that I cherished in my own childhood:
這讓我想起我自己童年時期珍愛的那些簡單的快樂：
petting dogs, holding kittens, riding bikes, playing ball, and swinging on swings.
愛撫小狗，抱著小貓，騎車，打球，以及蕩鞦韆。
The funny thing is that I still enjoy many of these things today. Maybe I still have the heart of a child.
有趣的是，至今，我依然享受這其中的很多事情。可能我依然有一顆童心。
My wife once showed me an article about how children and adults see things differently and I found myself agreeing with the children on every point.
我的妻子曾經給我看過一篇關於兒童和成年人看待事物如何不同的文章，我發現自己在每一點上，都與孩子們意見一致。
If you ask me, having a child's heart is a pretty good thing.
依我看，有一顆童心是一件相當好的事。
Children take joy freely wherever they can find it. Adults tend to hold back on their joy for fear of being called immature.
孩子們無拘無束地享受快樂，在任何能夠找到快樂之處。成年人往往抑制自己的快樂，因為害怕被叫做不成熟。
Children tend to accept and love people unconditionally. Adults tend to judge and reject others without getting to know them.
孩子們往往無條件地接受並愛護別人。成年人往往在不了解別人之前就評價、拒絕別人。
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.
孩子們往往生活在此時此刻並尋找快樂。成年人往往生活在對過去生活的內疚和對未來生活的擔憂中。
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.
那麼不要害怕像孩子一般生活了。不要害怕和狗玩耍，和貓相擁，和蕩鞦韆了。
Don't be afraid to enjoy the moment, to love other people, and to find fun and joy everywhere.
不要害怕去享受當下，去關愛他人，去發現生活中隨處可見的樂趣和喜悅。