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Chapter 37 4. The third anniversary of "The Analects"

Lin Yutang's Autobiography 林语堂 1132Words 2018-03-16
On this day three years ago, he fell to the ground, but his croaking was laughter, not crying. Although he was the so-called enfantterrible in French (fortunately, a child who speaks the truth without scruples in front of others), because of his innocence, there is no such thing as a child. Malicious, and no old grudges with others, second, he can make people laugh, third, adults and elders are really bored all day long, once a child points directly at a fly on a guest's nose, and needs a grain of rice, his heart freezes Feeling cool for a while, so I let him go.Speaking presumptuously is sometimes a bit presumptuous, if it wasn't for the elder's generosity, he would have slapped him a long time ago, and then he would gradually not dare to be presumptuous, and would only learn to talk politely.But this kid, although he is always laughing and laughing all day long, is not comparable to the unmotivated village boys, he is also quite self-conscious, and he has to point out that guests must bring a grain of rice, but if he is asked to make trouble for no reason, or speak vulgarly, and call people bastards, he will Neither came.Therefore, everyone loves him, and when things go wrong, they only say that he is naughty, and finish with a smile, and he will say what others are not allowed to say, and he dares to say what other children dare not say, and the whole family will be covered. Going up and down, sometimes the adults talk boringly, but they have to call the children out and say: "Tell us a joke!"

So actually spent three years.In fact, modern times are different from the past.In the past, if a child was naughty in front of others or joked in school, he would be whipped. Even if a student saw a butterfly in the classroom and sang nicely, the teacher would give him a look.It's different now.You can see that the school also teaches students to play ball. If there is a child who likes to watch butterflies, the teacher will also take the opportunity to talk to him about the principle of caterpillars turning into butterflies.Textbooks also draw pictures for students to see.In this way, reading can be much happier, unlike the old master who said Shiyun made people sit on the bench.Therefore, the body of the students is also strong, and the spirit is also lively.Scholars now can run, jump, swim, and play football, and their bodies are very different from those of the past.What's the point?It turns out that a child is born with an innocent and lively spirit. Among the students, if you hit me on the back and I pinch you, it is not a bad instinct, and it is also harmless to study and progress.Probably the smarter, more lively, and more mischievous the child is, but those children who sit quietly and follow the rules all day long are originally lacking in energy and will be even more useless when they grow up.Therefore, when a smart teacher sees a certain student being mischievous, he has long thought that he was one of the troublemakers in school when he was a child. Although he has to shout at him verbally, he loves him very much in his heart, knowing that this child will be no small thing in the future.Because he is really good at reading, sometimes even though he messed with his classmates in the classroom, he pretended not to see him and let him go.It would be different if he really didn't study and just kept being naughty.Gou Neng knows how to make progress, and quarreling in leisure time can't be regarded as a bad foundation, it is in line with nature.Do you think this kind of teaching psychology is better than before?So I spent three years in peace.

We saw this child celebrate his third birthday, and it was not easy to think about it.Some of the other children developed Sha, and some died of convulsions.He still has a round face, laughing and laughing all day long.Children around the age of three are the most prone to diseases and have the most twists and turns. Sometimes a good child will die without a problem for some reason. I think the reason why he is safe today is because he is full of vitality by talking, laughing, eating and playing. .Now that he has grown up, even though he hasn't seen much in the world, he shouldn't be allowed to be impudent and disrespectful. You should be more cautious when talking to adults, but you shouldn't yell at him too often, and discipline him too strictly; don't let him lose his temper. Lively and naive, slowly dull, slowly hypocritical, dare not talk and laugh anymore, bored into an unknown disease in the future, that is not for fun.

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