Hello, dear friend, welcome to this space. Let's continue to share the book Decoding Adolescence. Today, let's look at two key words in children's education.

? The first word is "arrogance".

? The word arrogance comes from Greek, which means too proud or too confident. Hearing this, you may think, "What's wrong with confidence?" But arrogance means you believe too much. There are essential differences between inflated self-awareness and ordinary reality.

? My favorite example of arrogance is the classic movie Jurassic Park, in which a group of scientists created a park full of giant dinosaurs. They believe that human wisdom can prevent anything from going wrong. They overestimate the ability of human beings to control nature. As a result, a lawyer curled up on the toilet and was eaten by Tyrannosaurus Rex. In addition, some other unfortunate things have happened.

? I know you'll say, "I'm not going to genetically modify a top alpha predator in the near future. What does all this have to do with me? "

All this is closely related to you. Because like these scientists, each of us is faced with an important choice, more precisely, a choice between the two.

We can choose arrogance, or we can choose its opposite-the antidote to arrogance. The arrogance of the tragic consequences of attending the meeting is different. One word stands for sober, intimate and accurate self-evaluation.

The word is "humility".

This is our choice.

Yes, the word "humility" is easy to confuse. Some people think that humility means that even if you are good at something, you will pretend that you are not good at it. However, humility is not fake. Humility means "seeing yourself or your self-worth properly and accurately". A truly modest person knows that technology is good at doing something, but it doesn't mean that he is better or more important than others.

Humility requires great courage. Self-reflection can be terrible-it means that you must accurately evaluate who you are and who you are not. It means that you should have enough courage to face (rather than ignore or try to defend) your weaknesses and shortcomings. At the same time, it also means acknowledging your obvious advantages without expanding.

? Humility is like walking a tightrope. However, modesty is an important part of education.

? Let's share here today! You are welcome to put forward your own suggestions and opinions. We learn and grow through discussion and communication!