\”People\’s Daily\”: Not every child should become a top student, but every child should learn to be grateful. This is the first lesson in family education.

There was an article in \”People\’s Daily\” and I read this sentence: \”Not every child should become a top student, but every child should learn to be grateful. This is the first lesson of family education.\” This sentence is like The bells in the morning and the drums in the evening awaken us to think about the nature of education. In an era when grades are king, many parents tend to overemphasize academic performance but neglect to cultivate their children\’s gratitude. British philosopher Locke once said: \”Gratitude is the health of the soul.\” Gratitude is not only a virtue, but also an inner strength. This reminds me of the Thai public welfare short film \”My Demented Mother\” that was very popular among friends. The protagonist of the short film is Bazuo. He is an ordinary primary school teacher. At the same time, he also has a mother suffering from Alzheimer\’s disease. In order to take good care of his mother, Basuo takes her to school every day and places her in the last row of the classroom. But this makes the curious children often distracted during class. Many parents were quite dissatisfied with this: \”This is a school, not his home\” and \”How can children concentrate on studying?\” Soon, this matter attracted the attention of the principal, who proposed to Bazuo: Someone will be found for him to take care of his mother so that he can teach with peace of mind. However, this proposal was rejected by Basuo. In his heart, it was his mother who gave him life. Now that his mother is old, he is the only one he can rely on. He cannot and does not trust his mother to others to take care of her. While Bazuo was talking to the principal, Bazuo\’s mother disappeared. Hearing the teacher\’s urgent cry, the children also consciously organized themselves to look for the old lady. That’s when parents discovered it! Bazuo\’s careful care for her mother has subtly influenced the children, making them learn to be grateful for their parents\’ love and their mother\’s hard work. The children\’s words \”When I grow up, I will also drive for you\” is not only an affirmation of Bazuo, but also the most beautiful interpretation of gratitude education. However, another story is heartbreaking. A few years ago, an international student who had studied abroad for many years returned to China, and his mother came to pick him up at the airport. Instead of giving his mother the joy and hug after a long separation, the international student took out the sharp knife he carried and stabbed her nine times. What happened to this tragedy? This international student’s name is Wang Jiajing. During the five years of studying abroad, this 24-year-old boy relied on his mother\’s monthly income of 7,000 yuan to pay for his living expenses and tuition. Even so, the child does not feel sorry for his mother\’s difficulty in making money. He has always spent money lavishly, with annual tuition fees and daily expenses as high as 400,000 yuan. Even for such a spendthrift son, Wang\’s mother still tried her best to give him the best. As soon as her son reached out, she would raise money everywhere to send it to him. And when the reporter went to interview him and talked about stabbing his mother with a knife, he said lightly: \”I just felt that my mother was lying to me. It wasn\’t that she didn\’t have money. I was very angry, and I burst out…\” This story reminds us that children who are not grateful may become indifferent \”white-eyed wolves\”. Children who don\’t know how to be grateful will think that their parents\’ efforts are justified. No matter how much his parents paid for him,In his eyes, it was just normality. Once this normality was broken, the resentment in his heart would engulf him. Why is this happening? For a family, parents are the root and children are the fruit. If there is something wrong with the fruit, there is probably something wrong with the root. If a child does not understand gratitude, it is often because there is something wrong with family education. Children with a grateful heart have a positive outlook on life, which is also the key to their future success. First, grateful children are more likely to have better mental health, stronger social skills, and higher life satisfaction. Second, having a grateful heart can also enable people to overcome psychological \”negative tendencies.\” When people are grateful, they rarely dwell on problems, anger, and unfairness, and there are no negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, and hatred in their hearts. They are better able to cope with the stresses of life and have greater resistance. Even in difficult situations, they can find the good and others will like them more. Gratitude education cannot be achieved overnight. Gratitude education must start from childhood. When children are still very young, the seeds of gratitude must be sown in their hearts.