激情奋斗快乐成功
2005 年夏天的一个晚上,新加 坡天气很热,7 岁的敦敦乖乖地上了床, 接下来我们母子很快就进入了睡前的讨论,不知怎的,我还是 十分老套地提起‘人生目标’ 这个话题,我告诉敦敦,一个人,从小就要有目 标,有了目标,你才会去努力取得成功,成功了你才会快乐。 立志改变世界的人,才有可能改变世界。当我还在为自己很逻 辑的阐述得意时。
敦敦摇了摇头,妈妈,你错了,成功并不意味着快 乐。既然生活的目标是要快乐,我想循着我的激情去奋斗,我 不见得一定能成功,但我的整个奋斗过程都会充满快乐和满 足。这个世界上不是人人都有机会成功的,大部分人都只是普 通人,可是,人人都有自己追求快乐的权利和能力。
如果我循着您为我设的目标,去做我并没兴趣的事 情,不是完全没有机会成功,但,即使成功了,我一路也并不 会快乐。这世界上有大把的所谓并不快乐的成功之人。也有大 批并不成功的快乐之人,大部分的父母都错误地把他们自己眼 中的成功等同于孩子的快乐。您若想让我这辈子做个快乐的 人,您最好让我一自己循着自己内心的激情去追寻自己的梦 想。那样活才有意义。我看着眼前这认真的小人,几乎不敢相 信我是在跟一个7岁的孩子对话。我再也不 敢把没想透的问题拿来跟他讨论,因为我每次都被驳回,一不 留神就显得我的思维相对的肤浅。
3/16/07-Woke up at normal time, freeplayed in living room until breakfast. Ate well, took a bath afterwards (bubbles, squishy foam). Got ready, did heavy work (vacuumed, made pillow fort w/floor pillows). Jumped on trampoline and then did table work (playdough). Played a game at the table, then got down and freeplayed in living room (blocks and cars). Then played out front until lunch, ate lunch well. Freeplayed after lunch and then played another game at table. Did some tummy work and then read stories, went down for nap. Rested for an hour and a half, got up and watched short video (1/2 hr). Then played with legos in living room and did some dress up. Freeplayed until dinner, ate well. Played with Daddy after dinner. Cleaned up, got ready for bed and storytime. Fell asleep within an hour. Total TV for day: 1/2 hr. Total To's for day: 1 (wouldn't follow directions about getting dressed, ran away from me). Brushed every 3 hours, went potty on his own 3 times.