Seeing Gu Ailing's answer to reporters at the Winter Olympics, she was fanned by this 18-year-old, beautiful, energetic girl.
The heart was greatly touched by it, not only because of her flowing churning, her proud achievements, but also by her healthy, confident, sunny, normal way of thinking.
"I'm just an 18-year-old girl. I just want to be able to enjoy my own life. In fact, I don't really care if people are satisfied.
I feel like I'm doing my best and I'm enjoying the whole process. I'm using my voice, in areas that are relevant to me, to bring about as much positive change as possible.
I know my heart is good. I also know that every decision I make is based on the common good, and I feel that it will bring greater benefits.
So if someone doesn't believe that's what I meant, then it just means they probably don't have enough empathy to understand the kindness of others, probably because they have different values than me.
Nor am I going to waste time with people who are not sufficiently educated, and who may never experience the joy, gratitude, and love that I am fortunate enough to feel every day.
If someone doesn't believe me or doesn't like me, then it's their loss and they can't be Olympic champions. ”
Listen to these words, and compare the girls of the same age in China, or young people younger than her, older than her, how many can have such a normal expression? It is not rigid, has no personality, or only knows how to shout slogans, is there a problem with social family education or what? It is really worth thinking about in society.
One day, in the courtyard of the community, I saw several children running and playing games in the yard, each with a toy gun in each pair of small hands, and a boy shouted "I am a Chinese soldier" while running.
Looking at this group of cute little children, I think of the children of each of our times, even the games they play, have the imprint of that era, but they do not have their own personality.
The emergence of Gu Ailing should give educators a way to think about what ways we should cultivate a confident and independent young person in the future, rather than following the crowd.