The declaration of independence
by Thomas Jefferson
When in the course of human events,
it becomes necessary for one people
to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another,
and to assume among the powers of the earth,
the separate and equal station
to which the Laws of Nature
and of Nature's God entitle them,
a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires
that they should declare the causes
which impel them to the separation.
--We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are Life,Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights,
That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed,
That whenever any form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it,
and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form
as to them shall seem most likely
to effect their safety and happiness.
子允之前讀Magic tree house http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Pzj1tOY1_DA/
今天下午和子仁,子允去科學館,歷史館,我來香港多年,第一次去..之前都是子仁和爸爸去,現在子允大了,也可以去了.
科學館很好玩,小朋友玩得十分開心,設計的人很有心思
歷史館這次介紹科舉,和上海合辦的,大開眼界,之前要考9天,在一個小小空間之內..考試的地方是用千字文來命名..各種作弊方法.買官..
要讓孩子閱讀好的作品，我會推介英國兒童文學大師 Ronald Dahl 的 “Magic Finger” 《神奇魔指》，因為做事內容很容易讓孩子明白故事創作的基本結構 -- 起，承，轉，合。《神奇魔指》描述一個女孩的指頭有神奇魔力，當她氣憤，失去控制的時候，全身先會變得很熱，右手的指頭也會開始產生帶著奔馳閃光的電流，而這電流會跳出去觸擊令她氣憤的人，他們身上就會接二連三的發生怪事。
故事的「起」以主角看到鄰家Mr. Gregg 和兩個兒子從森林中獵殺了一頭小鹿而火冒三丈。一句“ I PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL! ” 勾起了孩子對神奇魔指的興趣。跟着，Ronald Dahl 以主角把老師的臉上生貓鬚，屁股長出一條毛茸茸的大尾巴作例，讓孩子想想，那 Mr. Gregg 他們又會發生甚麼事呢？
故事的「承」就是跟着的發展。Roald Dahl以 Mr. Gregg 他們在池塘獵殺多隻野鴨的過程，帶領孩子慢慢進入高潮。
子仁給爸爸倒水
之前有一位朋友跟我說,她女兒從小爸爸一回來,她要求她女兒要幫爸爸倒水,
之後我想很有道理,也和子仁說,爸爸工作一天了,十分辛苦,如果他一回來,
你給他一杯水,和他談談天,爸爸一定很開心,一個多月了,子仁每天給爸爸倒水,
在過程中,他也感受到爸爸真的很開心,也更樂意去做了..
剛我們在讀 On self- discipline
Moral virtues come from habit
要好好養成好的習慣.
How much do babies cost? said he
The other night upon my knee
And then I said: They cost a lot
A lot of watching by a cot,
A lot of sleepless hours and care
A lot of heartache and despair
今天教了一日三省,用反省造句
曾子（1）曰：「吾日三省吾身（2）：為人謀而不忠（3）乎？與朋友交而不信（4）乎？傳（5）不習（6）乎？」（《論語· 學而篇第一》）
【註釋】
(1)曾子 ：孔子弟子，名參，字子輿，南武城人，比孔子小四十六歲。
(2)三省吾身 ：拿三件事來反省自己。省，反省、檢討。
(3)忠 ：盡心盡力。己心之盡不盡力，唯自我省察可知。
(4)信： 誠實。居心行事誠實與否，亦唯自我省察可知。
(5)傳 ： 老師傳授的學問。
(6)習 ：學習並且實踐之意。
【語譯】
曾子說：「我每天以三件事情來反省自己的言行：替人謀事盡心盡力了嗎？與朋友交往有不誠實的地方嗎？老師所教我的，都好好學習並在生活中實踐了嗎？」