Mr. Xia Gaizun said this when translating "Education of Love": "Education without emotion and love is like a pond without water. Without water, it is not a pond, without love. There is no education."
"Can you tell the difference between the sea and the sky? I can't tell the difference between the sea and the sky, and I can't tell the difference between good people and bad people."
"Education of Love. 》:
January 2
Today is the opposite of what I thought yesterday:
1. What is the best thing about my body?
2. What noble spirit do you have?
3. What are you best at?
You probably know these three things. As a person, if it is your strength, you will know it immediately. No matter who you are, the best thing for you is to expand it twice or even a thousand times before considering it.
January 3rd
1. Yesterday I climbed Nakarquno Mountain from my brother’s (the same age as me) port and came back in an hour and a half. OK, I'll try it today too.
2. Yesterday, the beggar Pinaino asked me for a copper. I was going to the Villa Pantoli to watch a play, but I found him annoying and left alone. If he asks me for something again today, give him two coppers.
3. Today I want to secretly memorize the opening sentences of Dante's "Inferno". When I was reflecting on my shortcomings the day before yesterday, I felt that my memory was the worst. To practice my memory, I tried to memorize verses of great poets.
Xia Jizun said that since the establishment of schools in our country, there have always been changes in systems and methods, just like a pond. Some people say that the square one is better, and some people say that the round one is better. They are constantly changing, and the pond is better. To become a pond, there must be water, but no one pays attention to this key issue. He believed that the key to running a good school was that there must be feelings and love; and what the schools at that time lacked was feelings and love, so they all became ponds without water. No matter whether they were square or round, they would inevitably be filled with emptiness. Sense
What is the water in education? It's love, it's love. Without love, education becomes a pool without water. No matter how square or round you are, you can't escape the emptiness.
Kalon closed his ear to the gentleman, not knowing what to say. The husband suddenly said to the four criminals: "I forgive you."
Ah! Dear Sir! How can I forget you? When I become an adult, I will definitely remember you, sir, and I will come to school to visit you. No matter where I go, as soon as I hear the female teacher's voice, it will be like hearing your husband's voice, and I will think of the two years that my husband taught me. Ah! In those two years, I learned so much because of my husband! Although my husband was sick and in poor health at that time, he enthusiastically loved and taught us at all times. She was very worried when we developed bad habits in calligraphy. When the test committee member questioned us, she was almost fidgety with worry. She was really happy when we wrote clearly. She has always loved me like a mother. How could I forget such a good gentleman?
Teaching first-grade children is so laborious! Some have incomplete teeth, like an old man, and cannot pronounce well; some have to cough; some have nosebleeds; some cry "no more" because their boots are under the chair; some have pain due to the tip of the pen. The hands screamed; some put the first and second volumes of the copybooks in the wrong place, and there was an endless quarrel. It is not an easy task to teach fifty children with inaccurate hands to write. There were licorice, buttons, bottle corks, broken tiles, etc. hidden in their bags. When the husband wanted to search them, they would even hide them in their shoes. They didn't listen to what they said. Sometimes a fly would fly in the window and they would make a big noise. In the summer, we brought the grass in, and some caught beetles and put them inside. The beetles flew around the room, and sometimes fell into the ink bottles, and the ink splashed on the copybooks. On behalf of the children's mothers, the husband straightened their clothes; he put bandages on their injured fingers; he lifted their hats for them when they fell; he took care not to let them pick up the wrong coats; he tried his best to tell them not to make a fuss.
Female sir, it’s so hard! However, mothers of students still come to express their grievances: "Sir, why is my son's pen tip missing?" and "My son has not made any progress, why?" and "My son's grades are so good. Why can't I get a tag? "What?" "The trousers we wore were punctured by a nail, why didn't you nail it?" It is said: Sometimes the husband can't stand the child's anger and raises his hand. Finally, he bit his finger with his teeth and held back his anger. After she lost her temper, she felt very regretful and went to comfort the child she had just scolded. I once drove a naughty child out of the classroom. After being kicked out, I swallowed my tears. Sometimes when I hear parents punishing their children and not giving them food, my husband is always very unhappy and wants to stop them.
The other person is Mr. Principal, who is tall and bald, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a half-white beard that hangs long on his chest. He often wears black clothes with buttons buttoned down to his cheeks. He is a very kind gentleman. When a student breaks a rule and is called to the principal's office, he is always trembling. The teacher does not scold him, he just takes the child's hand and guides him, telling him not to do that kind of thing again next time, and comforting him and telling him to do it in the future. Be a good kid. He has a kind voice and kind words. When the child comes out, his eyes are always red and he feels more sad than being punished.
Give a beggar a copper coin, and he will sincerely thank you and say, "God will protect the letter and the health of your family." The joy of hearing this blessing is something you have never tasted. I think the joy of receiving those words can really increase our health. Whenever I hear such words from a beggar, I feel that I have to thank the beggar. I feel that the beggar has repaid me more than what I have given him, and I often return home feeling satisfied. When you meet a helpless blind man, a hungry mother, or an orphan without parents, you can give them money from your money bag. Just looking around the school, aren't there a lot of poor people? The poor are happy, especially when children give to them, because when adults give to them, they feel inferior, and it is not shameful to receive things from children. An adult's giving is just an act of charity, while a child's giving is not only charity but also kind, - do you understand? To use an analogy, it seems like flowers and money fall from your hand. You have to think about it: you don’t lack anything, there are people in the world who lack everything; you are seeking luxury, there are things in the world that you will be satisfied if you don’t die. You have to think about it again: in a city full of palaces, carriages and horses, and among children wearing beautiful clothes, there are actually women and children who have no food. How deplorable it is. It's a matter of the heart! They have no food! Isn't it pitiful? It is said that in this big city, there are many children with equally good qualities and talents who are so poor that they have no food and are like wild beasts! ah! Amway! From now on, if you meet a mother begging for food, don't leave without giving her any money!