今天是2024国学秋季班养志班的第四堂课。萧逸飞、邱圣詠、刘骐铭参加了学习。
第一节课是经典诵读课。
首先复习上节课内容21-25章。
之后诵读本周进度:《尽心章句上》第26-34章。老师先领读一遍,然后同学们轮流诵读各章。
老师讲解并和同学们重点讨论了第26、27、29章。
第26章:孟子说:扬子主张“为我”,完全利己;墨子主张“兼爱”,完全利他。子莫采取中间立场,若没有变通,就好像执着在一点上。我们讨厌执着于一点,那样会损害正道,抓住一点而丢弃其他一切。(孟子在之前回答“男女授受不亲”的质疑时,表明了执中时需考虑权益变通的态度。)
第27章:孟子说:饥者甘食、渴者甘饮,并未尝到饮食的正常味道,是受了饥与渴的损害(举例:朱元璋的翡翠白玉汤)。引申:人如果长期不念书、不思考,就很容易听到泛泛之论时上当受骗,人需要接触善言善行,人心若以行善为满足,自然不会羡慕别人的物质享受了。
第29章:孟子说:有所作为的人就像挖一口井,挖到六七丈深还没有出现泉水,仍然是一口废井。引申:求知与行善,都必须累积到一定程度,才可转化生命。
情商美德课
首先请同学们分享上周如何实践了美德Creativity,逸飞分享Take time for dreaming说他花了10几分钟写了一段关于Aspiration的文章段落,就请他诵读一下给大家听,他读得非常有激情,很赞叹他,鼓励他再接再厉!骐铭分享了Use knowledge and training to develop them,说因为要加入一个体育的兴趣小组,就写了1500 words 锻炼对人的好处。圣詠分享Use your imagination 说做什么之前都会想想再做。
之后学习了“遇见更完美的自己“(心之勇士32):找一本心灵的教科书, 照着读下去、修炼下去, 就会遇见更完美的自己。和同学们讨论哪些是心灵的教科书?《孟子》是不是心灵的教科书?受到启发之后,很赞叹圣咏就翻到孟子书最后的目录说那《学庸论语》、《诗经》、《孝经》....那些经典都是。就告诉同学们为什么经典都是心灵的教科书?因为是经过圣人实践过的能够真正帮助我们做心灵提升、离苦得乐的真理。他们真的是很幸运和幸福这么小就可以学习到这些心灵的教科书,照着读下去、修炼下去以后一定可以遇见越来越完美的自己。
然后也和他们一起学习了”享受阅读的沉静”(心之勇士33) 飞机上,总会发现有长者手不释卷;在公园的大树下、长椅上, 也有人津津有味地读着纸本的书。他们的神情专注,和周围的景物构成了一幅画。那幅画,是沉静的、安详的,甚至是愉悦的。和他们讨论认真阅读学习这些心灵的教科书会让我们得到深层次的快乐,是通过打游戏声光刺激得到的肤浅的感受的快乐是不能相比的。希望他们能够去多多体会到这样的真实的快乐。
之后我们学习了这一周的美德热情Enthusiasm,引导孩子讨论什么热情?和他们分享了纽约最老的清洁工人非常有激情做清洁工作的故事。
Enthusiasm is being cheerful and happy. Enthusiasm is doing something wholeheartedly, with zeal and eagerness. It is giving a hundred percent to what you do, nothing holding back. Being enthusiastic is being excited about something, looking forward to it.
Enthusiasm means to have a spirit which is filled with positivity. It is not something you do but the way you go about doing it. You can be enthusiastic about going to school, taking out the garbage.
Enthusiasm is when you bring cheerfulness to whatever you do and give it your best. Enthusiasm makes even the dullest job fun.
为什么要练习热情?热情对我们有什么好处?
Enthusiasm is catching. When you are enthusiastic, other people get caught up in your excitement. Even the dullest job goes quickly. You find it easier to do your best because you are putting everything that you have into what you are doing. People like to be around you and to have you near them. Enthusiasm makes everyone's life more enjoyable.
Without enthusiasm things go slowly and are not much fun. There is no excitement, no passion. People who lack enthusiasm are passive. They hold back, do things grudgingly, and do not give their all.
If you lacked enthusiasm, you wouldn’t get things done as well. People would accuse you of having an “attitude problem.” Friends wouldn’t want to be with you as much. They might start to avoid you.
Everything becomes boring to a person without enthusiasm. A person without enthusiasm becomes boring too.
怎么练习?练习中遇到困难怎么办?这个美德成功的标准是什么?
Enthusiasm is an attitude. It comes from inside. You let yourself get excited about what you are doing, and then what you are planning. You become enthusiastic by thinking about how enjoying something is going to be or thinking of ways to make it fun.
You cannot make yourself excited about everything, but you can help by using abilities you have within you. You can use your imagination to find the excitement in the things you do. You can think of new and original ways to do it.
Another way is to picture the results of what you do before they happen. If you are cleaning out a shed, picture what it will look like when you are done. Imagine how pleased people will be when they see it neat and clean.
Enthusiasm is taking time for simple pleasures and enjoying the wonders of life. You can show your enthusiasm towards others too, by celebrating with them when something wonderful happens. You show enthusiasm in your smile, the excitement on your face, saying thing like, “Wow!” “This is great!” Showing your feelings of enthusiasm gives other people encouragement.
之后,勉励孩子们这一周在家可以实践美德,下周课堂来做分享。
Smile, laugh, and enjoy what you do-逸飞
Think of imaginative ways to get things done-骐铭
Enjoy the wonders of life 圣詠
最后,给同学们讲了一个“7个孩子聚在101岁患冠状肺炎的母亲身边送祝福“的故事。和他们说很多美德比如孝悌在西方社会也是被人在实践和赞扬的。
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上课之后大家一起打扫了卫生:圣詠扫地,逸飞拖地,骐铭擦桌子。