Children learn what they live

Pada suatu petang yang hening, si ibu dan anak-anaknya sedang menikmati hidangan minum petang.

Tiba-tiba si anak yang kecil bertanya , “Mama, Aan ada dosa tak?”

Sungguh innocent si kecil itu meluahkan butir perkataan. Si ibu tersenyum seketika, manakala kakak dan abangnya diam menjadi pemerhati.

Si ibu mula mengatur bicara.

Mama : Kenapa Aan tanya macam tu?

Aan : Pagi tadi kat sekolah, ustaz ada tayangkan video tentang anak derhaka…

(dan Aan terus bercerita ~cerita typical anak derhaka)

Mama : itula, kalo kite ade rase kite da buat salah kat sape2, cepat2 la mintak maaf. Takut tak sempat. Tak kira sape, kawan, cikgu, parents apetah lagi.

Aan : Aan mintak maaf Ma, meh nak cium sket.

Si kakak pula menyampuk;

Kakak : Eyh, dengan kakak pun same la, kne jugak mintak maaf tau.

Aan : Yeke, Mama tak sebut pun tadi, kawan, cikgu and parents jela.

Kakak : (T_T)

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Yes! Children learn what they live,

what we say, what we talk, or what we preach,

they will store in their memory

they take everything,

everything, both the do and dont.

to decide which one is good and which is not,

the weakest weakness in children,

cause their filtration system is not yet efficient.

So, us, beware of what we do or what we say!

Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.