肩上的擔子The Burden of the Shoulder

A farmer took on firewood by tramping overmountains and through ravines every day, In order to get a day's rations andlet his son goes to school with the remaining money.

一位農民每天肩挑柴禾翻山越嶺，爲了換取一天的口糧錢，並用剩餘的錢供兒子上學。

When his son came back in summer vacation,his father let him pick firewood and sell it in order to cultivate his hardshipspirit. His son felt reluctant that take on firewood by tramping over mountainsand through ravines, so he gave up finally. The father can't be helped, so hesighed and let his son rest at the side. He still took on firewood day by day.

兒子放暑假回來，父親爲了培養兒子的吃苦精神，便叫兒子替他挑柴禾上集市去賣。兒子不情願地挑了一挑，翻山越嶺肩挑柴禾着實把他給累壞了，最後放棄了。父親沒辦法，只好嘆着氣讓兒子一邊歇着去，自己還是一天接一天掙錢養家餬口。

There's many a slip between the cup and thelip. The father was ill and he cannot get up. There was no income in home, sohis son decided to provoke the burden of life. The sun had not yet risen, whilethe son learned his father cut firewood and sell it at the bazaar. Nevertheless,he was not a bit tired.

可天有不測風雲，父親不幸病倒了，起不了牀。家裏失去了生活來源，兒子終於挑起了生活的重擔。每天天不亮，兒子學着父親的樣子上山砍柴，然後挑着去集市賣，儘管如此，一點也不覺得累。

“Son, don’t tired out!” the father lookedat his son busy figure felt pitying and loving and said to him. The son stoppedthe work and said to his father:“It is strange that I feel tired when you asked me to do, however, Ifell the burden more and more light even though I pick the more heavy ”

“兒子，別累壞了身子！”父親又憐又愛地看着兒子忙碌的身影說。兒子這時停下手中的活兒，對父親說：“爸爸，真是奇怪，剛開始您叫我挑柴時，我覺得特別累，怎麼現在我挑得越來越重，相反倒覺得擔子越來越輕了呢？”

The father nodded his head approvingly andsaid to his son:” your body's endurance is training out and It is important ofyour mature.”

父親讚許地點點頭，說道：“你身體的承受能力練出來了，更多的是因爲你心理成熟的緣故啊！”

This story tells us: to think of ourselvesas stronger in life and bear the burden of life willingly.

這個故事告訴我們：要想象自己是生活的強者，而且願意承擔生活的重擔