...Mother said to me: "Zhen! There won't be a penny in the house tomorrow, and the money your father is sending still hasn't come today. It's really desperate! Now you hurry over to Auntie Zhang's to borrow a dollar again..."
"Mother! The money Auntie Zhang loaned us only a few days ago still isn't paid back, and I'm afraid borrowing again won't work!..." I replied, completely unwilling to go.
"If you don't go, then what will happen tomorrow? Who asked you to be born into a poor family? Not going is out of the question." Mother spoke in this way.
--from One Day in China: May 21, 1936, translated & edited by Cochran, Hsieh, and Cochran (emphasis added)
"Mother! The money Auntie Zhang loaned us only a few days ago still isn't paid back, and I'm afraid borrowing again won't work!..." I replied, completely unwilling to go.
"If you don't go, then what will happen tomorrow? Who asked you to be born into a poor family? Not going is out of the question." Mother spoke in this way.
--from One Day in China: May 21, 1936, translated & edited by Cochran, Hsieh, and Cochran (emphasis added)
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chai:
yes, thats the point i dont agree totally with this "theory" too.. i cant believe that some peolple really choose "horrible" things... its just a theory someone told me i thought a while about! 
calamity:
thanks for commenting on my set, gorgeous. 
number 48 and 49 love ya back. 
number 48 and 49 love ya back.