Zeng Guofan's sixteen-character family motto is: "If the family is thrifty, the family is prosperous, and the person is diligent and healthy; Be diligent and thrifty, and never be poor. Zeng Guofan's greatest achievement is the recovery of Xinjiang, and his patriotic feelings and his way of dealing with the world are worth learning.
Zeng Guofan's two sons were successful in their studies, Zeng Ji was a famous diplomat, Zeng Jihong was a famous mathematician, and Zeng descendants had achievements in all walks of life.
Their descendants carry his educational ideas, mainly his hundreds of letters to his sons. These letters attracted people's attention and began to be published.
"Zeng Guofan's 117 Letters to Children" is a father's wisdom for insight into world affairs, the way of doing things and the foundation of life.
And the body is very weak, coughing up salty phlegm, I am especially worried, but it is always not suitable to take medicine. Medicine can live or harm people. This is a family letter written by Zeng Guofan to his son Ji Ze. The letter was concerned about his son's health and advised him not to take medicine.
He also reminded his son that "walking thousands of steps after meals every day is the first secret of a health family." "This is a father's concern for his son, no matter how big or small, and his true love for his son. A father's thoughts about his son.
Choosing a friend is the first priority, and you must choose those who are interested. Zeng Guofan wrote a letter after his son Ji Hongfa made a list, advising him to be cautious in making friends. Every parent is worried that their children will go astray by making friends carelessly. Zeng Guofan is also a kind father, who advises children on making friends and is also the heart of his father's beloved son.
"Do your best in me, listen to the sky" is Zeng Guofan's state of mind, and he admonished his son Ji Ze not to think cranky in everything, and to calm down.
Zeng Guofan's words of admonition to his son were not understood at the time. As people grow older and mature, they can understand the truth.
Sometimes adults can't accept the ordinariness of children, they hope that their children will become dragons, they hope that their daughters will become phoenixes, and they hope that their children will have a chance, but the ordinary parents of children cannot accept it. After reading Zeng Guofan's family letter, parents may wish to put aside their obsessions, accept the ordinariness of their children, and grow up happily is important.
Most of the Zeng children were deeply educated and should have been influenced by Zeng Guofan. Lifelong learning and lifelong benefits are what Zeng Guofan has been pursuing, and until his death, Zeng Guofan still has his hands on the papers.
Zeng Guofan taught his son and pursued the all-round development of children. He has been away for a long time, but he is dedicated to his children's schoolwork, and it is important that he pays attention to health, shares walking after meals with his children, and eats more fresh vegetables.
Zeng Guofan knows how to teach according to aptitude and let children develop freely. He is busy with work, but he also considers the small things of his children and is a kind father who cares about his children.
Zeng Guofan's family discipline also has practical significance in modern times, and I hope that parents will read this book and have some inspiration in educating their children, and this book can also help us improve our self-cultivation. It is better to accumulate money than to teach your children, and it is better to sit idly and read.