那份远方的工作短文★★★★★
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Two years ago I was offered a job in another country. The money was almost double what I earned at home.
两年前有家公司在另一个国家给我一份工作。薪水差不多是我在国内收入的两倍。
My mother was ill, and I was the only one nearby. If I left, my brother would have to stop his own work to take care of her.
那时我妈妈生病，身边只有我。如果我走，我弟弟就得停下自己的工作来照顾她。
I asked the company for one week to think. During that week I wrote two lists: what I would gain, and what I would never get back. The second list was shorter, but every line on it was about a person.
我向公司要了一个星期考虑。那一星期我写了两张单子：我会得到什么，以及我再也换不回来什么。第二张更短，但上面每一行都是关于一个人的。
In the end I stayed, and I took a smaller job in my own city.
最后我留了下来，在自己这座城市接了一份薪水更低的工作。
I do not know whether it was the right choice. What I know is that I made it with my eyes open, and that my mother held my hand on the day I started the new job.
我不知道这算不算对的选择。我知道的是，我是睁着眼睛做的这个决定；而我开始那份新工作的那天，我妈握着我的手。