HappessIsBetter
佚名/Anonyo
Wetriedsohardtoakethgsbetterforourkidsthatweadetheworse.Frandchildren，I’dknowbetter.
I’dreallylikeforthetoknowabouthand--downclothesandho-adeicecreaaoveratloaf.Ireallywould.
Mycherishedgrandson，Ihopeyoulearnhuilitybysurvivgfaireandthatyoulearntobehoevenwhennooneislookg.
IhopeyoulearntoakeyourbedandowthewnandwashthecarandIhopenobodygivesyouabrand-newcarwhenyouaresixteen.
Itwillbegoodifatleastoiyouseeababycalfborn，andyouhaveagoodfriendtobewithyouifyoueverhavetoputyourolddogtosleep.
Ihopeyougetabckeyefightgforsothgyoubelieve.
Ihopeyouhavetoshareabedroowithyouryoungerbrother.Anditisallrighttodrawaledowntheiddleoftheroo，butwhenhewantstocrawluheverswithyoubecaehe’sscared，Ihopeyou’lllethi.
AndwhenyouwanttoseeaDisneyovieandyourkidbrotherwantstotagalong，Ihopeyoutakehi.
Ihopeyouhavetowalkuphillwithyourfriendsandthatyouliveatownwhereyoudoitsafely.
Ifyouwantaslgshot，Ihopeyourfatherteachesyouhowtoakeoeadofbuygone.Ihopeyoulearntodigthedirtandreadbooks，andwhenyoulearntoeputers，youalsolearnhowtoaddandsubtractyourhead.
Ihopeyougetsickwhensooneblowssokeyourface.Idon’tcareifyoutrybeeronce，butIhopeyouwon’tlikeit.Andifafriendoffersyouajotoranydrugs，Ihopeyouaresartenoughtorealizethatpersonisnotyourfriend.
Isurehopeyouaketitositonaporchwithyrandpaofishgwithyouruncle.
Ihopeyourotherpunishesyouwhenyouthrowabaseballthroughaneighbor’sdow，andthatshehugsyouandkissesyouwhenyougiveherapsterofparedoldofyourhand.
ThesethgsIwishforyou—toughtisanddisappotnt，hardworkandhappess.
我们努力想让子女生活得更好，最终却事与愿违。对我的孙儿们，我知道怎么做才会更好。
我很想让他们知道，兄长传给我的旧衣服，小时候吃过的家里自制的冰淇淋，以及吃剩的肉糕。我的确很想讲给他们听。
我的宝贝孙子，我希望你在遭遇失败后懂得谦逊，也希望你能诚实，即使没有人注意你。
我希望你能学会整理床铺，修剪草坪，清洗汽车，也希望当你满16岁时，没有人送你新轿车。