When I was a child, I liked to read this kind of storybook, but as I grew up, I rarely read it again. Because I planned to find material for my children to tell stories at night, I recently read the book "Seven Colored Flowers" written by Va Rafayev (translated by Zhang Shu and Hu Zhiyuan).
The book has 9 short stories, each with brightly colored illustrations, and at the end, the author will also leave blank for us to think. I think although this book is children's literature, its meaning allows us to grow in the story.
If you had a magical seven-colored flower, which seven wishes would you like to make?
The little girl in the story buys a bagel for her family, although it is eaten by a dog, but meets a mysterious old woman and gives her a seven-colored flower that can fulfill seven wishes. Although this is just a story, I think the author also has a deep meaning in the arrangement.
The little girl's first wish was for her to return home with a bagel. This is probably her most urgent wish at the moment, because she goes out to buy bagels for her family. So what do we need to accomplish most urgently at the moment?
The little girl's second wish is to restore her mother's beloved vase. The child must be very distressed about the mother, knowing that the mother loves the vase, and if the vase is broken, she will be sad and unhappy. Do we have to think about what our beloved family members like? Can we make them happy?
The little girl's third wish was for her to go to the North Pole. Several boys rejected her and did not let her play the game of "Papanin" together, so she used the power of the seven-colored flower to go to the North Pole, a bit of a gambling element. But is it also reflecting that there is unfair treatment in our world on gender? If we encounter these situations, we do not have seven-colored flowers, but can we change through our own efforts to achieve our dreams?
The little girl's fourth wish was for her to return to her own yard. Because of a momentary impulse, she went to the North Pole without preparing anything, and as a result, she encountered extremely cold weather and encountered a polar bear, which scared her to death. So I made a wish to go back home.
The fifth and sixth wishes of the little girl I think are similar to the third and fourth wishes.
If we also have seven-colored flowers, then we can take responsibility for our momentary impulses, let everything return to the way it was, or at least return to our own home. But reality is that there are no seven-colored flowers. If we do make the wrong decision on impulse, then we have to bear the consequences. What we can do is find ways to minimize the harm caused by bad decisions and find ways to make up for it.
The little girl's seventh wish was to make Vega's legs better. The little girl has a kind heart, knows how to care for others, and understands the needs of others. That's nice! If we also have a seven-colored flower, would we be willing to help those in need? Even if we don't have seven-colored flowers, we can do everything we can to help those in need. Although we don't have magic, we can also bring warmth to those around us who need it through our own modest efforts.
If we also had a seven-colored flower, what kind of wish would you make? Although we do not have seven-colored flowers, can we help ourselves realize our wishes through our own efforts? Come, take out a blank piece of paper, and think, what is your wish? How is this possible?