By recalling how much effort and time he had spent to collect the scraps, he will acquire a new understanding of wealth. He probably will develop a habit of thinking twice before spending every yuan he gets from his parents. And he will develop a deeper gratitude for his parents' love. This kind of appreciation seems to be weakening among children.
A story posted online not long ago set many people lamenting about some of our children's lethargy toward their parents' loving care. A junior middle school boy in Wuchang, Hubei Province, sent a cell phone message to his father asking for money. The message contained only three Chinese characters: Dad, money, son. Though cell phone messages tend to be short, nobody would believe the boy would be so terse when exchanging messages with his friends.
A local teenager study society in Wuchang surveyed 5,586 primary and middle school students and found that 65 percent "often vented their anger" on their parents and 70 percent "never helped with household chores".
Our country ranks only 112th in the world in terms of per capita GDP. We are genuinely a developing country. We need several more generations' hard work to catch up with the developed countries. While resources on this globe are diminishing with each passing day, competition among nations for development is intensifying. Can our next generations shoulder so heavy a responsibility?
We have no reason to be pessimistic for there is no evidence that our kids have become that incapable. But we do need to be alert to the unhealthy tendencies that have been found in some children and do something to address the problem. For example, frequently placing them in moderate ordeals to steel their wills.
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