A little boy asked his mother， “Why are you crying？”
“Because I’m a woman.” she told him.
“I don’t understand.” he said.
His mum just hugged① him and said， “And you never will.”
Later the little boy asked his father， “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason？”
“All women cry for no reason.” was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man， still wondering② why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God； and when God got on the phone， he asked， “God， why do women cry so easily？”
God said：“When I made the woman， she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world； yet， gentle enough to give comfort.
“I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
“I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up， and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue③ without complaining.
“I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances， even when her child has hurt her very badly.
“I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
“I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife， but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
“And finally， I gave her a tear to shed④. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.
“You see， the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears， the figure that she carries， or the way she combs her hair.
“The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes， because that is the doorway to her heart， the place where love resides.”
Every woman is beautiful.
① hugv. 拥抱，紧抱
② wonderv. 纳闷，想知道
③ fatiguen. 疲惫，劳累
④ shedv. 流出，流下
别样的美
一个男孩问他的妈妈：“ 你为什么要哭呢？”
妈妈说：“因为我是女人啊。”
男孩说：“我不懂。”
他妈妈抱起他说：“你永远不会懂的。”
后来小男孩就问他爸爸：“妈妈为什么毫无理由的哭呢？”
他爸爸只能说：“所有女人都这样。”
小男孩长大了，成为一个男人，但他仍就不懂女人为什么哭泣。
最后，他打电话给上帝；在上帝拿起电话时，他问道：“上帝，女人为什么那么容易哭泣呢？”
上帝回答说：“当我创造女人时，就让她很特别。我使她的肩膀能挑起整个世界；同时却又柔情似水。”
“我让她的内心很坚强，能够承受分娩的痛苦，并能多次忍受来自自己孩子的拒绝。”
“我赋予她耐心使她能在别人选择放弃的时候继续坚持着，并且无怨无悔的照顾自己的家人战胜疾病与疲劳。”
“我赋予她在任何情况下都会爱孩子的感情，即使她的孩子伤害了她。”
“我赋予她包容她丈夫过错的坚强，并用他的肋骨塑成她来保护他的心。”
“我赋予她智慧让她知道一个好丈夫是绝不会伤害他的妻子的，但有时我也会考验她支持自己丈夫的坚持与决心。”
“最后，我让她可以流泪。只要她愿意，这是她所独有的。”
“你看，女人的漂亮不是因为她穿的衣服，她保持的体型或者她梳头的方式。”
“女人的美丽必须要从她的眼睛中去看，因为那是她心灵的窗口，爱居住的地方。”
每个女人都美丽。
