„Als ich 5 Jahre alt war, sagte mir meine Mutter immer, dass Glück der Schlüssel zum Leben sei. Als ich zur Schule ging, fragten sie mich, was ich sein wollte, als ich groß war. Ich schrieb „glücklich“ auf. Sie sagten mir, dass ich die Aufgabe nicht verstehe und ich sagte ihnen, dass sie das Leben nicht verstehen.“
Original
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
Variante: When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
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