We say that a person's temperament is good, that is to say, he has good innate qualities, such as intelligence and wit, and it is easy to achieve something in this world; To say that a person has a bad temperament means that he has a bad innate quality, such as being born clumsy and rude. However, since people are born in heaven and earth, their hearts are connected with heaven and earth, not only with Yin and Yang, but also with Tai Chi above Yin and Yang, so everyone has Tai Chi in his heart and has a Tao.
Everyone's Tao is the same, our Tao is the same as that of Confucius, so our nature is the same as that of saints. But different temperament will restrain people, and the more turbid the temperament, the more restrained people. However, regardless of the size of the constraint, a person's sincerity will never be limited by temperament. Your sincerity can be revealed at any time, and you can return to heaven and earth at any time, opening up your whole humanity and covering the whole world. This is called "self-denial in one day, and the world will return to benevolence." We let a child read the sage book, just to open his original spirituality, not limited by temperament. A good atmosphere in a school can better motivate all students, and it is also easier for children to show their inner light in generate. This inner sincerity changed his temperament as soon as he appeared. Not only has his mind changed, but his mental outlook has also changed.
If you go to a place where the books you read are vulgar, the teachers come for the cause, the parents are utilitarian and the students are competitive, then the atmosphere or magnetic field will be uncomfortable. Of course, people there will also "change their temperament", but that is a downward change. It turns out that a clean child has been in that environment for a long time, and he has become more and more dirty. Where can I tell? From his eyes. When you get to school or school, take a look and see the bright eyes of these children, and you will know that it must be a good place. But if you see a child's eyes are muddy and dull, it is the hungry ghost world in hell, so don't go.
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Ladies and gentlemen, life is often a lifetime of pollution! Don't blame God for making your children so estranged from each other. The more they grow up, the more unruly they become. God didn't expect this. God has the virtue of living well, and God wants the world to be happy. Maybe you changed his temperament yourself, you know?
Please think of every parent. Do you remember when your child was born? He is cute and has bright eyes. But look now, is his eyes still so sharp? Is he still so cute? If not, it's not God's fault, but you changed his temperament! So what is subtle and what is changeable temperament? If you give him bright things and teach him sincerely, he will change his temperament in a good place, and even his appearance can be changed in the end. However, if you give him dirty things and teach him in a quick and quick way, and you bury him in a dirty environment, he will subtly change his temperament in bad places. "If you don't watch out from an early age, many people think that the world is like this in social customs, and he will behave like that. This is called drifting, drifting! I have failed all my life!
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The most important purpose of education is to change a child's temperament, so that he can go higher, return to humanity, return to heaven and earth, and return to Taiji. I repeat: the higher your ambition, the easier it is to grasp the lower things. One more thing: I don't care if I don't catch those low-level things. What about you! This is the hero!
Heroes are not heroes, heroes belong to debauchery; Heroes are cultured and rational. Therefore, encouraging our children to be heroes and giving them the opportunity to be heroes in the future is to let them embark on the highest road from the beginning. If you think clearly, don't worry and hesitate too much. The more worried you are, the more you pull the child's back. The more you hesitate, the more you shake the foundation of your child.
But not many people can think clearly, I tell you, only one in ten thousand. Although this ratio is very small, the mainland of China1300 million population, one in ten thousand population130000. We don't have 130,000, not even 13,000. However, there may be 13,000 people who claim to read the Bible, but there are not even 1,300 who can really read the Bible honestly. So we still have a lot of work to do and a long way to go. I don't think I did my best myself. I will work harder and preach again.
-The article is selected from "Values of Education"