A good dad is better than a rich dad

Chapter 49 7 Keeping a Promise for 24 Years—Gratitude

On the weekend, my father took his son to the zoo, but he forgot his mobile phone and wallet in the taxi.The two waited for half an hour at the place where they got off the bus, but the driver found it and returned it to the original owner, which moved both father and son very much. "We are so lucky to meet such a good man." "If we were drivers, we would do the same." The son sent a lot of emotion in succession.

After returning home, the child told his grandparents about the lost and recovered experience. The grandfather said: "The story of a good man was reported in the newspaper two days ago. It was the story of guarding the tomb of a comrade-in-arms for 24 years. You tell the child Listen." Dad remembered the story he read in the newspaper, so he adjusted his sitting posture and began to tell the story:

In the spring of 80, Chen Jungui's army in Liaoning was building a road deep in the Tianshan Mountains. It was besieged by a snowstorm and had no food.Squad leader Zheng Linshu led three soldiers including Chen Jungui down the mountain to send a letter for help.

Due to the deep snow, the four of them only walked 12 kilometers in one day and one night.Along the way, they couldn't even distinguish the road, and the situation was very difficult due to the wind and snow.On the morning of the third day, when we were still 8 kilometers away from the destination, we all had no energy to move forward.Chen Jungui told the squad leader that he couldn't walk anymore, but the squad leader took out the only steamed bun and gave it to Chen Jungui to eat.

After more than 5 hours, everyone climbed more than 100 meters, and the squad leader fell into the snow.Before he died, he said to Chen Jungui: "I can't do it... You must complete the task... If you have the opportunity, you must visit my parents..." Then, the deputy squad leader died at a place 3 kilometers away from the squad leader. Chen Jungui and another comrade were badly frostbitten, but they got the job done.

Four years later, Chen Jungui retired from the army and returned to his hometown in Liaoning to work as a film projectionist.When he saw the movie "A Journey to the Tianshan Mountains", he remembered his own experience and the last words of the squad leader.So he decided to visit the monitor's parents, but he only knew that the monitor was from Hubei.

After many inquiries, Chen Jungui still couldn't find the squad leader's family, so he decided to return to the foot of the Tianshan Mountain where the squad leader was buried.In this way, he traveled thousands of miles back to Xinjiang with his wife and newborn child.

When Chen Jungui's wife first arrived in Tianshan, she was shocked.It was deserted and uninhabited, not like a place where people lived for a long time.They found some waste bricks, put together a few pieces of plastic sheeting, and built a home next to the squad leader's cemetery.They slowly took root next to the cemetery and opened up wasteland on the hillside to farm.Twenty years later, Chen Jungui suddenly got the exact address of the squad leader provided by his comrades.But when he rushed there, the two old men were gone.

Chen Jungui returned to Xinjiang with regrets, but the squad leader's tomb had been moved into the Martyrs Cemetery. Chen Jungui said that the squad leader stayed in Tianshan for him, and he would guard the tomb for the squad leader for the rest of his life.

Revisiting the story, grandparents are still thrilled. "It's rare to find such a person who values ​​love and righteousness." Indeed, Chen Jungui's behavior made many ungrateful people feel ashamed, but he did not do this to get praise from others, but to feel better for himself.

"The squad leader gave him the steamed buns, so he must always remember this kindness! If he lives a comfortable life in his hometown and forgets what the squad leader asked him to do, he will feel bad."

"Father, what should we do for the driver who delivered the package today?" The child suddenly remembered what others did for him today. "We want to help others like him, and bring this kind of love to more people, so that one day, he will also receive selfless help from others." Dad's answer satisfied both grandparents and children.

Only those who have really experienced being helped at a critical moment can know the precious meaning of sending charcoal in a timely manner.When he feels this kindness, gratitude will come naturally.It is only after receiving help from an outsider that the child discovers how necessary gratitude is.But now many children lack gratitude, largely because they don't know what their parents have done for them.

When the father shoulders all the problems by himself, he also conceals the opportunity for the child to learn to be grateful.Let the child know what you have done, and let him feel loved and protected, so that he can learn to be grateful.

Mahatma Gandhi said: "Those who have been shot by the arrow of love can understand how great the power of love is. The way my father used to me was to shoot the arrow of love into my heart and make me realize the power of love." How great is the power. I am determined to be an upright person and live in a bright and honest way.” The process of teaching children to appreciate love is also the process of teaching children to learn to be grateful.When you feed your child vegetables, you might as well say: "It smells so good, can you give it to my mother?" Usually the child will hold up a small spoon and pass it over, and you will praise him.If the child is cold, you might as well ask him: "Is Dad cold too?" When adding clothes to the child, ask him: "Where is Dad's clothes?" Teach him daily knowledge and inspire his love.

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