Story | A Harmonious Family
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| An Harmonious Family | Uma família harmoniosa |
| Having a well-structured, harmonious family is the desire of all those who do not have it. | Ter uma família bem estruturada, harmônica é o desejo de todos aqueles que a não possuem. |
| They look with a certain envy at parents and children hugging each other, between confidences and a delicate complicity of love. | Olham com uma certa inveja pais e filhos se abraçando, entre confidências e uma delicada cumplicidade de amor. |
| Those who make up the harmonious family know that there is a price to keep it that way. | Os que constituem a família harmônica sabem que para mantê-la assim há um preço. |
| It is not something that can be bought with a credit card, financial market bonds, stocks or gold bullion. | Não é nada que possa ser comprado com cartão de crédito, títulos do mercado financeiro, ações da bolsa ou lingotes de ouro. |
| The price is a mixture of time, attention and affection. | O preço é uma mistura de tempo, atenção e carinho. |
| It seems simple, however, we are rarely willing to give up our resting time, reading, leisure, important tasks to dedicate to our children, our spouse, whom we love. | Parece simples, contudo, raras vezes nos dispomos a renunciar ao nosso tempo de descanso, de leitura, de lazer, de tarefas importantes para dedicar aos filhos, ao cônjuge, a quem amamos. |
| Attention is something we give when we feel lonely and want the company of others. | Atenção é algo que dispensamos quando nos sentimos sós e desejamos a companhia dos demais. |
| And caring? | E carinho? |
| Well, care is something we usually say that the ones we love know we have for them, but we don't do anything to show it. | Bom, carinho é algo que geralmente dizemos que os que amamos sabem que temos por eles, mas não fazemos nada para demonstrar. |
| Very different from that mother of twins who lived in a little house and had raised them both with extreme care. | Bem diferente daquela mãe de gêmeos que morava em uma casinha e criara a ambos com extremados cuidados. |
| During the course of high school, the boys, who wanted to spend more time with their friends, started going out on weekends, returning home late at night. | Durante o curso do ensino médio, os garotos, que desejavam estar mais tempo com seus amigos e amigas, passaram a sair nos finais de semana, retornando tarde da noite para casa. |
| So, no matter what time they returned, at 10:00 pm on regular weekends or around 2:00 am, when there was a dance at the school, they would go into their mother's room and they laid on her bed, one on each side. | Então, fosse qual fosse a hora que retornassem, às vinte e três horas nos fins de semana comuns ou lá pelas duas da madrugada, quando havia baile no colégio, eles entravam no quarto da mãe e se deitavam em sua cama, um de cada lado. |
| There, in the dark, they began to recount everything that had happened. | Ali, no escuro, começavam a contar tudo o que havia acontecido. |
| The conversation lasted hours. | A conversa durava horas. |
| The mother seemed to be listening to a sophisticated stereo system, with a twin on each side, laughing, remembering, complaining, daydreaming. | A mãe parecia estar ouvindo um sofisticado aparelho de som estéreo, com um filho gêmeo de cada lado, rindo, recordando, reclamando, sonhando acordados. |
| They talked about their plans, their hopes, their fears and their experiences. | Falavam de seus planos, suas esperanças, seus medos e suas experiências. |
| With them, she traveled through fantasy land. | Com eles, ela viajava pela terra da fantasia. |
| With their narratives, she seemed to see the pretty girls with whom they had danced, talked, hugged. | Com as suas narrativas, parecia ver as garotas bonitas com quem tinham dançado, conversado, abraçado. |
| Until one day, the boys realized that, the next morning, their mother always got up very early to go to work. | Até que um dia, os rapazes se deram conta de que, na manhã seguinte, a mãe sempre levantava muito cedo para ir para o trabalho. |
| The livelihood of the family depended on her. | Dela dependia o sustento da família. |
| They felt almost ashamed that they hadn't been sensitive, realizing this detail earlier. | Sentiram-se quase envergonhados por não terem sido sensíveis, percebendo esse detalhe antes. |
| So they spoke to their mother, apologizing for their insensitivity so far, and commenting that she would certainly prefer not to be awakened when they returned home late at night. | Por isso, falaram com a mãe, desculpando-se pela insensibilidade de até então e comentaram que, com certeza, ela deveria preferir não ser despertada quando voltassem para casa tarde da noite. |
| The mother's response was immediate, sincere and full of affection: "My children, I can always go back to sleep. But remember, I won't always be able to talk to my boys." | A resposta da mãe foi imediata, sincera e recheada de carinho: "Meus filhos, eu sempre posso voltar a dormir. Mas, lembrem-se, não poderei conversar sempre com os meus meninos." |
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| 17 | to | 17 | the | 11 | they |
| 10 | their | 10 | and | 10 | a |
| 9 | that | 8 | with | 8 | we |
| 8 | of | 6 | on | 6 | is |
| 5 | it | 5 | at | 4 | who |
| 4 | time | 4 | mother | 4 | family |
| 4 | be | 3 | when | 3 | up |
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| 3 | so | 3 | she | 3 | our |
| 3 | not | 3 | love | 3 | had |
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| 1 | are | 1 | apologizing | 1 | anything |
| 1 | an | 1 | am | 1 | almost |
| 1 | all | 1 | about | 1 | able |
