今日对话录

早上，车上。
妹妹问，What's the weather like in Alaska?
妈妈答，冬天啊，很冷的。
妹妹又问，What's the weather like in China?
妈妈答，也是冬天啊。但是Australia 正是夏天呢。
妹妹三问，what's the date today?
妈妈答，December 3rd. China, Australia 也都是December 3rd.
妹妹明知故问，It's night time in China, right?
妈妈答，是啊，Australia 也是night time，但是Alaska 和我们一样是morning time.
妹妹，Stop talking!

—— 一个乱纷纷没有pattern可循的世界，妹妹很不喜欢。

晌晚准备收工，给daddy打电话。
me：今天我 break 了 BVT（build verification test).
daddy（神采奕奕）: 我 break 了 build.
me：Wow, 我们俩谁厉害啊？
daddy: 我比你厉害。

下面一段必须先交代一下背景，感恩节前，姐姐拿回了school report cards，很震惊，居然拖欠了好几次projects，顿时气不打一出来，声色厉荏地批评了一通因好高骛远而拖拉的习气，没有意识到拖欠作业就是credit card payment delay 和 pay minimum payment 的不负责任的行径，那可都是目前金融危机的罪魁祸首啊。如是恐吓了一番。接下来两天赶作业不在话下，今天终于赶完了。

晚饭，无债一身轻的函函诉说心曲：
"When I realized I had lots of overdue projects, every night I would pray to God, saying to Him, "Please help me to finish my projects," and the next morning my projects were still overdue."

(我和daddy相对翻了翻白眼)

"But I still prayed, until school sent out the report cards and Mommy found out what was happening."

daddy 接过话，God used Mommy to help you out.
妈妈说，Next time when you pray, ask God to choose a gentler way.
函函耸了耸肩。
妈妈问，啥意思？
函函说，Well, if God planned the hard way, just let it be.
妈妈对爸爸嘀咕，如果今后你husband 对你不好，可不能认为是God's will.
爸爸点头。
统一了战线，妈妈继续游说函函，God's will 自然不错，但是我们也得有自己的will，意志，这就是为什么当初 God 给了我们每一个人 free will.