Aung Hlaing - To raise good children in a world full of evil

Chapter (1)

Raising good children is simple, but

Not an easy matter.

About 7 years ago, I went to see a friend of mine, an optometrist, and discussed getting bifocal glasses made for me.

At that time, my friend, ophthalmologist Bob Wardberger, told me about the glasses he had made for me using modern technology.

So after about 10 days, he said I was ready to see everything clearly and put glasses on me.

Then I said goodbye to him and went back outside. My car was parked about 50 feet from his office. I was walking with my legs raised high. I didn't realize that I was almost there. The car window was also reflecting light. With every step I took, my legs seemed to rise about 2 feet in the air. So I looked around to see if anyone else was watching my movements. When I realized that no one was watching me, I thought to myself and smiled. I thought I had done a pretty funny job. Actually, my bifocals were designed to give me good vision both near and far, but I didn't use them very often. Glasses help us see things clearly. They can magnify small things so that they appear clearly. However, when we look at things that are already large with glasses, they can make them seem scary.

As parents, we can learn from this example of glasses to avoid overthinking our children's future.

You must train your child to think about the issues that are important to them, to be strong in their intelligence, integrity, performance, hopes, and goals.

In order to raise good children, two fundamental and important rules must be followed.

The way you think is the way you actually act.

The first rule is that who you are, where you are, what you think, what you can change about yourself, and what changes you experience in your mind... are all directly related to the ways you actually act. In other words, your thoughts affect your actual actions.

When it comes to practical matters, your thoughts are not enough. Here, I would like to tell you a little about myself. A few years ago, I was thinking about buying a computer, and I believed that using a computer would help me to run my company faster. I believed that if I could do my work well with the help of a computer, my business would grow faster and my goals would be achieved faster. So I was excited about buying a computer.

I came from a small town on the Mississippi River, so I was excited to buy a new, wild, and unique piece of equipment. So I told everyone I could get a computer. In my mind, I believed that a computer could do everything.

So, after about 6 months, I bought a computer and used it with great respect. Then, not long after, I sold it back for a much lower price than I had bought it for. The reason I sold my computer was because in this era of technological advancement, every time a new product comes out, it becomes less powerful, easier to use, and faster than the next product, so I can't afford to buy new products.

What I think is that it is not enough to know that computers make almost everything easier and more convenient, but we also need to be able to use the increasingly advanced computers. In other words, computers can only be considered high-performance computers if they can input, store, and reproduce information at a high level.

Only by not being harsh on yourself will life be easy and comfortable.

If you are a family man... or an officer of a corporation... or an athlete or a sports coach... you will be able to survive if you can constantly push yourself... and work hard without stopping.

To be successful in this world, both parents and children need to work together. In a world where evil is rampant and hardships are rampant, only when parents can demonstrate their efforts will their children follow as good examples.

In order to raise good children in a world full of evil, both parents and children need to have self-discipline. Therefore, parents should train their children to be self-controlled from a young age... to distinguish between right and wrong, good and bad.

Lack of nurturing and training of children... leads to various dangers for that child. When children are properly trained and raised, they are able to survive in the world on their own... not only to protect themselves for safety, but also to find their own paths to progress in life.

Parents who love their children too much and indulge them will be pushing their children into a world without mercy. In order to cultivate and train self-control, it is necessary to create as many painful experiences as necessary.

Success doesn't come easily.

In my life, it is not easy to give talks every day to spread knowledge to the masses. I get paid for every time I give talks. One day, a woman met me on the street and said:

"You just do a few speaking engagements and get paid," I had to explain this to her.

“I don’t know where Madam heard this and how she said it. But I want Madam to know. I am a person who has given hundreds of speeches at the Lining Club that organizes events. I get paid for what I can give.” I also have to spend as much as I can. My travel expenses, food and accommodation. I go to the events with my own expenses... So I can’t just put everything I earn in my pocket, Madam. Sometimes I even run out of money to pay for the “hotel bill”. That’s why life is not easy and success doesn’t come easily..”

Calculating personal values,

You can calculate it with the following questions.

1. What are the most important rules for producing good children?

2. Think about how you can maintain a specific attitude throughout your life. How do your thoughts affect your practical performance?

3. What is the second most important rule for raising good children?

4. Do you want to pull your children out of difficult situations and protect them?

5. Can you think of some ways you could change your rules to best prepare your children?

6. Did your parents teach you to be persistent and resilient? If so, how did they teach you?