Dad's question was too easy to answer. Was it fun to play the cup folding game? Of course, it was fun! Xi Xi giggled and nodded at her dad.
"Then let me describe an environment to you. Let's say that you are given a room, such as the bedroom we are in now, and you are alone in the room, folding cups. Would you be happy, or would you be happy tonight?" Yang Yi's question was very clear.
However, Xi Xi's imagination was still running wild. She tilted her head and asked curiously, "Would Xin Er play with me?"
"There's no Xin 'er, there's only you." Yang Yi shook his head.
Xi Xi blinked and quickly shook her head. She pouted and said, "I don't want to play alone!"
When Xi Xi was young, she was indeed lonely. However, since she was four years old, she had her dad to accompany her at home. When her parents went on business trips, they would take her out to play. When she was in kindergarten, she had friends to play with. Later on, she had many good friends. She was not used to being alone!
Yang Yi mentioned this just to make a small comparison. He did not intend to scare Xi Xi. Therefore, he smiled and continued, "Then, do you feel that when you were playing tonight, you were very good at folding cups. Then, when your parents and little brother applauded you, you felt a great sense of accomplishment?"
Xi Xi immediately thought of the feeling just now. She was in high spirits all of a sudden. "Yes, yes, super happy!"
"So, this is what we are working hard to do. In fact, it is not only for ourselves. We also hope to be recognized by more people. Praise or encouragement from others is a very strong motivation for each of us! Do you feel happier after receiving everyone's praise? Do you hope that you can do better? "Yang Yi clenched his fist and said to Xi Xi.
Xi Xi nodded obediently.
"Do you think they'll be happy when Dad asks you to clap for Mom or Little Brother?" Yang Yi asked.
Xi Xi's eyes lit up. She had something to say about this topic. She grabbed her father's hand happily and said, "PaPa, let me tell you. After you, my brother, and I applauded Mom, Mom was willing to play folding cups. Then she didn't know that she was also super good!"
Looking at the little girl's happy expression, it seemed that she had a part in Murphy's ability to play fast folding cups.
Yang Yi was amused by the little girl's innocent look. He laughed and reached out his right hand to rub Xi Xi's slightly damp hair. "Yes, your encouragement is very important!"
"And Little Brother, he also likes to play. When I gave him a thumbs up, he was also very happy!" Xi Xi gestured her little thumbs up to her father and giggled.
"Well, that's right. This is the first topic that I want to talk to you about tonight. We can't be reluctant to say some encouraging words to others!" Yang Yi said softly, "You also see how powerful the power of encouragement is? It doesn't matter if it's someone encouraging you or you encouraging someone else. It's just a short sentence, just a simple gesture … "
Yang Yi gave a thumbs up and pointed his thumb at Xi Xi. "It's easy to do, but it can give others, or others can give us more joy and better motivation."
Although her father was smiling, his attitude became serious. Xi Xi also felt it, so she looked at her father and listened carefully.
"Don't underestimate this little encouragement. Although this kind of encouragement is not the key to a person's success, this kind of encouragement can help others do things better!" Yang Yi said softly, "Think about it. You're in such a good mood tonight. You folded the cup quickly and accurately. If it weren't for the encouragement of Dad, Mom, and Little Brother, your mood would be more ordinary. Wouldn't you be so good?"
Xi Xi nodded vigorously. Her father's metaphors were still relatively easy to understand. Until now, Xi Xi didn't feel too burdened listening to it because she was still in a state of confusion and didn't know where to apply these principles.
"Why did Dad talk to you about this topic?" Yang Yi smiled and said, "Because this evening, when Dad picked you and Xin Er up, you and Xin Er were in the car. Didn't you say that you didn't like the class monitor taking care of Xiao Ya?"
When Xi Xi heard her father suddenly talk about this matter, she realized that she might have done something wrong. She twisted in the chair nervously and nodded reluctantly.
"Dad thinks that your mentality might not be good. Before doing something, we first deny the ability of others. This will bring negative energy to the other party and to us." Yang Yi smiled and said, "It might be hard for you to understand what Dad is saying, but let's think about it in a different way. If we didn't look at this problem with this unhappy mentality at the beginning, but like what Dad said before, we went to Cao Ruolin and said, 'Class Monitor, I believe you will take good care of Xiao Ya. You are also a very caring person!' Then, if her mood becomes very good, will she work hard to take care of Xiao Ya? "
Xi Xi pouted and said, "But, I hope Xiao Ya can come to our house to play!"
"This is the second topic that Dad wanted to talk to you about tonight. We have to have a heart that pursues perfection, but what we want to achieve is not perfection, but perfection! Because in this world, not everything can satisfy our wishes. " Yang Yi used tonight's matter as an example again, "For example, tonight, you played with folding cups. Who do you think is faster, compared to Mom and Dad?"
After being exposed, Xi Xi felt very unhappy. She muttered unwillingly, "PaPa and Mom are faster."
"Yes, you didn't do your best, but it doesn't matter! Dad still thinks that your performance tonight was very good. You are also very happy, and we are all very happy. Even though you didn't do your best, Dad thinks that you have already done very well. It's only the first day of play, and you can do so well. In the future, you will definitely improve even better! Thinking about it this way, your performance is very worthy of praise and joy, don't you think so? "Yang Yi said softly.
Xi Xi listened to her father's words and thought carefully. She had indeed performed very well. No wonder her father and mother were so happy. Her mood improved again. She giggled and said, "That's right!"
"That's why I said that we want to do our best, but sometimes, we can't do our best. It doesn't matter, as long as we put in the effort, make progress, or get the results that we should have at this stage, this is already very good!" Yang Yi gave Xi Xi a thumbs up.
"The reason for inviting Xiao Ya to our house as a guest is actually the same. You are very kind and hope that Xiao Ya can come to our house and be well taken care of. This idea is very good, but other students also have the same idea. Not everyone can be satisfied. So the teacher also considered this problem. Maybe this weekend, Xiao Ya went to class leader Cao Ruolin's house. Next week, Xiao Ya might come to our house. Even if it doesn't come next week, it might come next week. "
"Teacher believes in you all. You are all very caring children. No matter whose house Xiao Ya goes to, it will definitely have a good time." Yang Yi said softly, "If Xiao Ya comes to our house next week, will you also warmly entertain it?"
"Of course!" Xi Xi nodded vigorously and raised her voice, "I want to give Xiao Ya my room. This way, Xiao Guai and the others won't scare Xiao Ya!"
"Look, although Xiao Ya didn't come to our house this weekend, which isn't perfect, if it comes in the future, you will still be very happy, right?" Yang Yi said softly.
"En!" Xi Xi nodded her head faster this time, but this time, she did not smile. She only pursed her lips and tried to accept it.
"Then, if we don't have to be so depressed, we will happily congratulate Cao Ruolin and encourage her, hoping that she will take good care of Xiao Ya. The next time Xiao Ya comes to our house, we will take better care of Xiao Ya. Will you also be very happy?" Yang Yi said with a smile.
"Actually, the class leader is still very good. On Thursday, when she was wiping Xiao Ya's stench, she wasn't afraid and even bought a lot of rags!" Xi Xi finally said something fair. Originally, these discoveries were hidden in her heart.
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