As the saying goes, “You steal needles when you are young, and you steal gold when you are old.”
Interpretation: This proverb warns the world that parents should strengthen their children’s education on right and wrong concepts from an early age. Selfishness is a human instinct, and a gentleman loves money in a proper way. Even a small needle is not taken by me. Parents are the first teachers of a child’s growth. If they blindly condone their child’s greed for petty profits and no longer prevent correction, it will ruin the child’s life. Starting from the thief needle, growing up to steal gold and becoming a thief…
The following are some of the things that happened at home recently. It is quite normal for neighbors and children to come and play, but after a long time, I found some unusual details that make me ponder.
A little girl next door is a year older than my daughter and goes to the same school. My daughter is in the second grade and she is in the third grade. Her four siblings are the third, and the youngest is the younger brother who is currently in the care of his grandparents in Heyuan’s hometown. Her father is in the decoration industry, and her mother works in the factory. The neighbors have met and talked a few times a few times, and it feels good.
My daughter was always picked up by her grandmother when she went to and from school. Recently, I wanted my daughter to exercise her courage, so I discussed with the little girl next door to go to school with her. It’s no problem because she usually goes to and from school by herself, and the two of them usually play well. Often come to my house to play. When I was chatting with my daughter some time ago, I learned that my daughter gave an access card to the little girl next door. When I heard this, I said how could my daughter give the keys to others casually? But since they went to school together in the afternoon, they would come to our house to find my daughter to go to school with me every time it was time, so I didn’t let my daughter get the key back with her.
My mother is a careful person. Two days ago, she found something wrong with this child. She said that she was lying on the sofa on the fifth floor. Playing, once and twice, the third time, my mother became suspicious and asked her why she went up. She replied that she was going up to get a watercolor pen. When she went up, my mother went barefoot and followed behind, not in the hall at first sight. Instead, I went directly into my sister’s room. My mother went in and she came out without seeing that she got the watercolor pen. There was a red envelope in front of my sister’s dressing table with 20 yuan in it for a while. My mother opened it to confirm. After I had 20 yuan, my mother went to look at the red envelope and it was already empty. The family denied taking the 20 yuan after asking… And there was a bag hanging on a stool on the fifth floor with dozens of yuan in change. , they are all the one and five yuan that my mother usually gets from buying vegetables and put it there. After a long time, I began to think that my family took it and spent it. After asking the family, they all denied that they had touched the money…
Also, the red envelopes received by my children who are kept in the drawer for Chinese New Year in my room are all placed in a bag. Since it is new money, I usually do not unpack it. I will repack it with a new red envelope the following year. I told my daughter-in-law a long time ago, don’t put money where children can get it, just don’t listen. Mom also knows that our red envelopes like to be put in the drawer. That day, I went to the drawer to open it. The zipper of the bag was pulled open, and the red envelope was lost. We don’t know how much, because we haven’t counted the number… I’m afraid to think about it! My mother took her key back that day without piercing her or criticizing her. In addition, the daughter-in-law gave her daughter dozens of dollars for the New Year to let her buy some stationery and pencils. She learned from the daughter’s mouth that the money was also coaxed by the other party. She blamed her daughter for being too simple. When a girl usually sees me saying hello to my uncle, it feels very polite, but I can’t think of it at such a young age… That night we also repeatedly taught our daughter that it is wrong to do so, and we should not have any contact with her in the future.
Neighbors nearby also told my mother that this girl can’t be taught if she goes to other people’s house, she will not let her go if she just rummages through things. In the past two years, I heard others say that her sister also has this kind of petty theft. It seems that his father knew about his behavior and beat him up, I don’t know if he changed it…
Speaking of petty theft, it reminds me of the past when I went to school and lived on campus. At that time, we spent dozens of yuan for food a week. I remember that when we returned to school, we brought 50 yuan of rations before we could get a meal card and take a shower. The money in my pocket was gone… I realized at the time that I had been stolen, but I didn’t see who was stealing it and I was dumbfounded. Thanks to my other roommate and Kei (game console) friend, I made it through that week. It has been more than half a month and I have no clue, but because of a fight, I know who that person is. He stole the PHS of a classmate in the next dormitory and was caught by the other party. The other party is also a ruthless person. Called the security room on the first floor, ran home that night and dropped out of school after two days.
When I was a child, my parents often said to our brothers and sisters: steal needles when you are young, and steal money when you are old. When visiting relatives and friends, my mother would tell others not to take the best things, and we have always kept it in our hearts. Now I also teach my children the same way, to be a good person and sit upright..
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