We are not rich by what we possess but rather by what we can do without.
我們不是憑藉擁有的財產而變得富有，而是憑藉我們所不能擁有的而變得富有。
Sandy lives in an apartment so small that when she comes home from shopping at Goodwill, she has to decide what to move out to make room for her purchases. She struggles day-to-day to feed and clothe herself and her four-year-old daughter on money from freelance writing and odd jobs.
桑迪住在一個很小的公寓裡，當她從Goodwill購物回來時，她必須決定搬出什麼來為自己的購買騰出空間。 她每天都在掙扎，靠自己的自由寫作和零工來掙錢，給自己和她四歲的女兒穿衣服。
What makes Sandy unusual is her outlook.
她的樂觀使桑迪與眾不同。
“Sometimes. When I see another little girl around my daughter’s age who has nice clothes and toys, or who is riding around in a fancy car or living in a fine house, then I feel bad. Everyone wants to do well by their children,” she said.
“有時。 當我看到女兒這個年齡段的另一個小女孩穿著漂亮的衣服和玩具，或者正坐在一輛豪華轎車裡或住在一棟精美的房子裡時，我會感到難過。 每個人都希望自己的孩子做得好，”她說。
“As I see it, no matter how much stuff you buy, no matter how much money you make, you really only get to keep three things in life,” she said.
她說：“就我所見，無論您購買多少東西，無論您賺多少錢，您實際上只能保留三樣東西。”
“One, your experiences; two, your true friends; and three, what you grow inside yourself.”
“一個，你的經歷； 二，你真正的朋友； 第三，你內在的成長。”
Her definition of friends is more expansive. “True friends are the ones who never leave your heart, even if they leave your life for a while. Even after years apart, you pick up with them right where you left off, and even if they die, they’re never dead in your heart,” she explained.
她對朋友的定義更為寬泛。 “真正的朋友是永遠不會離開你的心的人，即使他們離開你的生活一段時間。 她說：“即使相隔數年，您也可以從停下來的地方接他們，即使他們死了，他們也永遠不會死在你的心中。”
As for what we grow inside, Sandy said, “That’s up to each of us, isn’t it? I don’t grow bitterness or sorrow. I could if I wanted to, but I’d rather not.”
至於我們內部的成長，桑迪說：“這取決於我們每個人，不是嗎？ 我沒有痛苦或悲傷。 如果願意，我可以，但我不想。”
“So what do you grow?” I asked.
“那麼你會成長什麼呢？” 我問。
Sandy looked warmly at her daughter and then back to me. She pointed toward her own eyes, which were aglow with tenderness, gratitude and a sparkling joy.
桑迪熱情地看著她的女兒，然後又回到我身邊。 她指著自己的眼睛，充滿溫柔，感激和閃閃發光的喜悅。
“I grow this.”
“我有這個。”
New words and expressions
- What makes Sandy unusual is her outlook. 樂觀的生活態度
- That’s up to each of us取決於
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