"How can I thank you?
When I walk up to you
I want to harvest a spring breeze.
You gave me the whole spring.
How can I thank you?
When I walk up to you
I want to take a spray.
You gave me the whole ocean.
How can I thank you?
When I walk up to you
I want to pick a red leaf.
You gave me the whole maple grove.
How can I thank you?
When I walk up to you
I want to kiss a snowflake.
You gave me a silver world. "
After reading it, I immediately felt a refreshing and warm feeling. The first thought was that I would recommend this poem to my children.
Before class the next day, I deliberately went to the classroom in advance and copied this poem on the blackboard with four colors of chalk. In the process of copying, some students read it with curiosity, and when they are familiar with it, some students even begin to recite it in cadence. So, I waited patiently for them to read again and again until they stopped, and asked if any students volunteered to read to you. Eight students stood up and just divided into two groups, each with a paragraph, and recited it to everyone twice. Watching the children gradually enter the state, I began to guide them to think: "Who should the author thank?" Immediately, some students scrambled to say, "Spring, summer, autumn and winter." I smiled and was silent, and the clever students immediately entered a state of thinking. After three or five minutes of quiet in the classroom, it gradually turned to boiling —— "Thanks to parents", "Thanks to teachers", "Good friends", "Good people", "Nobody" and "Selfless people" ... After some heated discussions, the students finally decided that the answer was to thank those who loved them, helped them selflessly and asked for nothing in return.
This is an open question. There are many people and things we need to thank. I can't give them a definite answer, but from the standpoint of children, I am very satisfied that they can think of this answer. Nowadays, children are mostly little princesses and little princes at home. They are used to reaching for food with their bare hands. They think it's natural to be loved and helped, but they can't think of thanking others. The thinking triggered by this little poem should be much more effective than our direct indoctrination.