On Being Family 我们是一家人
This story first appeared as a letter to my staff when I was working in China (hence it was written in English and Chinese). It would later spin off into a series of its own, read only by a small group of close friends. The Rabbit Family series tell of a harried Mother Rabbit and how she managed a warren of several rabbits. It is a story I suspect many SAHM (Stay-at-Home-Mums) can relate to very strongly!
This is a story about rabbits.
There once was a family of rabbits that lived next door to another rabbit family.
One day, Brother Rabbit opened the door and saw Brother Rabbit Too. Brother Rabbit Too glared at him and growled, “You have too much rubbish, go throw it elsewhere.”
Brother Rabbit was taken aback. How rude and totally barbaric! He thought to himself.
Brother Rabbit bounced back into his comfortable rabbit hole and saw Sister Rabbit, who glared at him and growled, “Make sure you don’t dirty my new rabbit-hole sheets.”
Brother Rabbit smiled. He had grown up with his sister for 2 years. That’s just her, and he knew she meant no harm. After all, she had been family for so long.
When you treat each other as family, faults take on a different perspective.
小故事的主人翁是一家兔子－－它们有个兔子邻居。
有一天，兔子哥哥打开门，看见乙兔子哥哥。乙兔子哥哥瞪着兔子哥哥，大声的说：“你抛太多垃圾了、以后跟我扔到别处去！”
兔子哥哥很不高兴。它心里想着：这只兔子好野蛮、好霸道啊！
兔子哥哥腾回小兔子洞，碰到了兔子妹妹。兔子妹妹瞪着兔子哥哥，大声的说：“最好不要弄脏新的兔子被子！”
兔子哥哥对着自己微笑着。它们兄妹感情已经有两年了。她就是那个臭脾气，也没有恶意。大家都已经是自己人了。
当我们把大家看成自己人，一切的缺点都会从另一个角度来看。
This is a story about rabbits.
There once was a family of rabbits that lived next door to another rabbit family.
One day, Brother Rabbit opened the door and saw Brother Rabbit Too. Brother Rabbit Too glared at him and growled, “You have too much rubbish, go throw it elsewhere.”
Brother Rabbit was taken aback. How rude and totally barbaric! He thought to himself.
Brother Rabbit bounced back into his comfortable rabbit hole and saw Sister Rabbit, who glared at him and growled, “Make sure you don’t dirty my new rabbit-hole sheets.”
Brother Rabbit smiled. He had grown up with his sister for 2 years. That’s just her, and he knew she meant no harm. After all, she had been family for so long.
When you treat each other as family, faults take on a different perspective.
小故事的主人翁是一家兔子－－它们有个兔子邻居。
有一天，兔子哥哥打开门，看见乙兔子哥哥。乙兔子哥哥瞪着兔子哥哥，大声的说：“你抛太多垃圾了、以后跟我扔到别处去！”
兔子哥哥很不高兴。它心里想着：这只兔子好野蛮、好霸道啊！
兔子哥哥腾回小兔子洞，碰到了兔子妹妹。兔子妹妹瞪着兔子哥哥，大声的说：“最好不要弄脏新的兔子被子！”
兔子哥哥对着自己微笑着。它们兄妹感情已经有两年了。她就是那个臭脾气，也没有恶意。大家都已经是自己人了。
当我们把大家看成自己人，一切的缺点都会从另一个角度来看。
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