And it was so事情就是这样
God created the mule, and told him, You will be mule, working constantly from dawn to dusk, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years.
上帝创造了驴子，对它说：“你从早到晚要不停地干活，背上还需要驮着重物。你吃的是草，而且缺乏智慧，你的生命将会有50年”。
The mule answered, To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20.
驴子回答说：“像这样生活50年太长了，最好不要超过20年。”上帝答应了。
And it was so.上帝答应了它。
Then God created the dog, and told him, You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years.
上帝创造了狗，对它说：“你需要随时保持警惕，守护着你最好的伙伴——人类和他们的住所。你吃的是他们桌上的残食。你的生命是25年。”
And the dog responded, Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years.
狗回答说：“像这样生活25年太长了，请您改变我的生命为10年吧。”上帝答应了狗的请求。
And it was so. 上帝答应了它。
God then created the monkey, and told him, You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years. 上帝创造了猴子，对它说：“猴子，你悬挂在树上，像个白痴一样令人发笑。你将活世上赐20年。”
And the monkey responded, Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years.
猴子眨眨眼睛回答说：“主啊，如同小丑般活20年太长了，10年就够了。”上帝也答应了猴子的要求。
And it was so. 上帝答应了它。
Finally, God created Man and told him, You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years. 最后，上帝创造了人，告诉他：“人，要有理性地活在这个世上，用你的智慧掌握一切、支配一切。人的生命为20年。”
And the man responded, Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected.
人听完后回答说：“主啊，人只活20年太短了。请您把驴子拒绝的30年、狗拒绝的15年和猴子拒绝的10年都赐予我吧。”上帝同样答应了。
And it was so. 上帝答应了它。。
And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry;
正如上帝安排的那样，人好好地活了开始的20年，接着成家立业，如同驴一般背着沉重的包袱拼命工作；然后，又像狗一样认真守护着孩子，吃光他们碗里剩下的食物；但人老的时候活得又像猴子一样，扮演小丑给孙子们取乐。
then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.
And it is so !!事情就是这样。（或许，很多人就是这样走过他们的人生。）