The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

After dinner, Li Yuan began to check the learning status of several children.

Except for the second child who is a bit playful and barely completes his homework, the other two have always done excellent homework.

At this time, the second child was holding a magazine and reading it.

"Weimin, your study attitude needs to be improved," Li Yuan grabbed his magazine and said seriously.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand to snatch it, but when he saw it was Li Yuan, he said weakly:

"Ah! Dad! I'll read it for a while and then go do my homework."

Li Yuan turned over the cover and saw that it was "Reader's Digest".

Reader's Digest, an American magazine, is published in many countries and regions around the world. Founded in 1922, it is a monthly magazine.

The International Chinese Edition of "Reader's Digest" was first published in March 1965.

The content covers many aspects such as the perception of maternal love, the perception of father's love, the warmth of family, the philosophy of life and social phenomena.

Generally speaking, it promotes positive energy and guides people to yearn for a better life.

"Reader's Digest", "Youth Digest", "Yilin" and other publications have been Li Yuan's favorite publications since he was a child.

However, with the development of the Internet in later generations, many different things are seen online.

With the accumulation of wealth, more and more people are going abroad and seeing the real situation in the West.

I began to reflect, especially in these magazines that promote positive energy. There are all kinds of brainwashing copywriting hidden in them, which subtly influence generations of young people.

He flipped through a few pages and felt a sense of familiarity.

What I used to be exciting and curious about now makes me feel sick after reading it.

He looked up at Li Weimin seriously, and this expression shocked him.

"Dad, I won't read anymore. I'm going to do my homework right now."

He quickly took out the book, lowered his head and started to do his homework. He raised his head to peek, and was so scared that he lowered his head and did not dare to raise it again.

"Kids, please stop, I have something to talk to you about."

Li Yuan's expression became heavy, and thoughts kept spinning in his mind, thinking about how to deliver something different to them.

Now was the time for them to establish their three views. He had not paid attention to it before and was busy with work every day. Today when he saw the "Reader's Digest", he had to take the issue of his children's education seriously.

If he intervenes too late, he is afraid that his three children will become public intellectuals in future generations, and even more afraid that they will become public intellectuals.

The three children rarely saw Li Yuan looking so serious, so they all put down their books and gathered around.

Li Weimin looked frustrated, preparing to face a storm targeting him.

"Kids, have you ever heard of the word independent thinking?"

"I know," Li Weimin said quickly.

“There is this paragraph in the theme report of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee:

Once the thoughts become rigid, the phenomenon of falling into the wind becomes more common.

. . . . . .

In fact, going with the wind is a big mistake that goes against the spirit of the Party.

Think independently, dare to think, speak, and do. Of course, you will inevitably make mistakes, but those mistakes are obvious and can be easily corrected.

. . . . . . ".

After speaking, he looked at everyone proudly. The boss curled his lips, and the third child said "chi" directly.

The family subscribes to several major newspapers, and Li Yuan has always asked them to read them every day, so it is normal to know these.

Not to mention, their school is currently organizing studies and memorizing meeting contents.

"Okay, Wei Min said it well." Li Yuan touched his head.

“Then I essentially tried to decipher the word independent thinking.

Independent thinking is a combination of thinking and independence. Everyone needs to think independently before acquiring knowledge.

The ability to think independently is the basis for breakthroughs in scientific research and the starting point for innovation.

Only by thinking independently can we find new ways and discover key nodes of conventional problems.

The ancients told people the solution: knowledge is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowledge.

No matter how much you read and are not good at thinking, you will not be able to process information and form unique insights."

"Dad, you told us that when people see information, they use their own experience filter to filter it. If this is the case, how can we think independently?"

"Lele raised this question well.

The key to independent thinking is the iteration of self-awareness. The experience filter is instinctive, but we can continue to add attributes to this experience filter.

Constantly iterating in cognition, this process must be lifelong.

Then the core is to think independently. Don't listen to what others say, but see whether their opinions can solve practical problems.

Therefore, you have to think from multiple dimensions and observe whether it is just raising a question or whether it can actually solve the actual problem.

Even if it turns out to be wrong many years later, at least he is solving the problem instead of rhetoric."

"Dad, it sounds so difficult." Weimin didn't want to use his brain at first sight.

"Huh, brother, you are so stupid, I understand." The little girl was the first to jump out to support her father.

Li Yuan happily held her on his lap and gave her a little kiss on her face.

"Do you know why I'm talking to you about this today?"

The three of them shook their heads.

"It's Reader's Digest."

"What's wrong with this magazine? All our classmates like it, and the teacher highly recommends it," Wei Min said with a puzzled look on his face.

The two girls nodded in agreement.

“The stories here are really good and are very helpful for us to establish correct values.

But this is also why I propose independent thinking.

After reading these stories, do you have a feeling that America is the embodiment of democracy, culture, science, art, etc.?

Let you have the urge to experience it when you grow up."

"It seems so," Lele was the first to react, and Erxiao also nodded.

"Do you think you were very developed in all aspects during your childhood?"

Once again they nodded in agreement.

“After World War II, Xiaoli was defeated. According to the agreement, they were not allowed to develop technology and military, only agriculture and service industries.

At the same time, our country also has the right to station troops on small islands.

Then do you know why we didn't go to garrison? "

The three boys shook their heads in unison.

"It's America. They don't allow other countries to snatch the fruits of victory from it."

"America is so mean," the little girl said angrily.

"We are both defeated countries. Why have Germany and Japan become developed countries, while other victorious countries are far behind them?" Li Yuan then asked.

"Reader's Digest seems to have seen it. It's because they have a high level of education and a large number of mature workers that they were able to develop in a short period of time," Lele said with a frown.

"Same situation, then why are other small Western European countries so far behind?"

The three little faces looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison.

“Germany is the brand of the two major camps in Western Europe, and they need to show the superiority of their camps.

Therefore, the Western camp is investing crazily in West Germany, and the socialist camp is investing crazily in East Germany.

The reason why East and West Germany developed so rapidly was the power of capital.

So, children, you must remember the word capital, which is what drives many things behind."

"Why did the little life develop so fast?" Li Weimin thought of the topic at the beginning.

"Silly, it is also the result of the confrontation between the two camps." Lele quickly figured out the key.