Chapter 8 Talk about caution

Only then did he remember that his mother told him to watch his younger brother? It never occurred to him that his young brother was drowning in the bathtub the moment his mother answered the phone and he left the house. when habit becomes natural Today is really dangerous. When mom and dad went out in the afternoon, they almost got into a car accident. At that time, my mother was driving into the main road from the driveway of our house. She just turned left, but she didn't expect a taxi to come quickly on the right.Fortunately, my father saw it and reminded my mother to step on the brakes in time, and the white taxi just passed by.The more you are used to it, the easier it is to neglect.I have seen a lot of car accidents like this in front of my own house——

Twenty-five years ago, I came to the United States and stayed at a professor's house in Virginia. One day a friend came to visit and decided to go out to watch a movie together.Unexpectedly, as soon as he was leaving the house, the professor's car rammed into the car of a visiting friend. The reason was that he just reversed the car out of habit, but forgot that his friend's car was parked in the driveway. Another car accident was told by Uncle Li who was doing the renovation for us. He said that a family was renovating the bathroom and asked him to apply for a car bucket for garbage.The next morning when the truck arrived, the owner drove to work as usual, and when he backed out, he hit the truck hard and smashed the tail of the car.

Uncle Li also said that the most careful thing to do is to work outside the garage or in the corner of the yard, because every family is used to backing out of the garage and driving into their yard from the outside.The owner of this road can open his eyes with his eyes closed, so when he suddenly sees a worker, he often bumps into it.He also said that several friends who were engaged in decoration were injured because they did not pay attention. We often say that "habit becomes nature", and many movements that have been done thousands of times will become "habitual movements".

For example, if you go into a room every day, you reach out to the wall to turn on the light switch. One day you come home and open the door, even though the light is on, you will still reach out to touch the wall, right? But you also need to know that habitual movements often make you forget to use your brain and make big mistakes.For example, one day, when you open the door, you smell a strong smell of gas in the room. You know that turning on the light may detonate the gas, but when you think about it, your hand may have already turned the switch. This is why every time I pick you up at school, take you across the lawn, and across the parking lot, I tell you to look around and make sure there is no car coming before leaving.

Because few people go through the side entrance of the school, and few people go up the driveway from the lawn, those who drive are used to driving in reverse every day; The actions of the mind and habit become the most dangerous thing. Finally, let me tell you two true stories published in the newspapers—— A young mother goes to the supermarket with her newborn doll. After shopping, put the doll basket on the roof of the car, put the purchased things in the trunk, and drive home. The car went straight onto the expressway, and suddenly the cars all around were honking at her. She felt strange at first, seeing that the doors all around were closed, why did everyone rush like that? Then, she thought that she took the doll out, where is the doll? ?

My God! The doll was still on the roof, but fortunately the road was smooth, and the bamboo basket that held the doll did not fall off. Another family wasn't so lucky -- There was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy who went out to play tennis with his classmates every afternoon after finishing his homework. The tennis court is far away, and the classmate's father drives the car. Every time the car arrives at the door, he calls him to go out with his mobile phone. On this day, his mother was taking a bath for his little brother. Suddenly there was a phone call, and he went to answer it. It was from his mother, so he called his mother.

My mother said that my little brother is in the bathtub, please take a look for me, so I went out to answer the phone.He was about to enter the bathroom, but he heard a knock on the door. It was a classmate who came to pick him up to play, and called him outside because he couldn't get through the phone. As usual, he picked up his racket and bag and went out. Unexpectedly, when he returned home after playing golf, the house was empty, and the neighbor came to say that his mother had sent his brother to the hospital. Only then did he remember that his mother told him to watch his younger brother?

It never occurred to him that his young brother was dead in the bathtub just as his mother answered the phone and he left the house.How do you think about the above two accidents? It's all because of habit! Mothers who go to the supermarket are so used to driving home after shopping in the trunk, and little boys are used to picking up their golf equipment and jumping into the car every day, but they all forget that "it was a different day!" My child! When you are fourteen years old, you have accumulated fourteen years of habitual movements. The more you do your homework and the more you worry about it, the easier it is to get distracted.This is what I discovered from the panic this afternoon, and I have to tell myself, and I also tell you.

The reason for "the more you are in a familiar place, the more cautious you should be".