The Importance of Leading by Example

It's our 8th anniversary! We truly appreciate the support from all our friends. Over these eight years, we've experienced ups and downs. Being a boss nowadays is undoubtedly challenging, facing new situations and new challenges every day, with no textbooks or guides. Of course, the joy it brings is indescribable.

Today, I want to take this opportunity to discuss the current "society." The subjects Uncle 100-points studied in primary school were "Chinese, English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health." The "Social Studies" subject was likely similar to today's Liberal Studies, primarily teaching civic knowledge such as rights, duties, and responsibilities. What exactly are all these things? Have you noticed that since the handover, our sense of responsibility and tolerance has indeed decreased, with an even greater tendency to pursue rights while forgetting duties and responsibilities? Today, I have no intention of discussing political issues here, nor am I qualified to comment. I hope our next generation can receive the best "Social Studies" education, along with the best role modeling. I also encourage everyone to pause and consider what kind of mirror they wish to be for their children.

One day, I saw a chubby and quite adorable seven or eight-year-old boy on the street, but what caught my attention wasn't his appearance, but that he was yelling at a little girl. Their argument made passersby stop and stare. I looked up and saw the child's mother awkwardly smiling and explaining to a neighbor, "It's nothing, he's just a bit stubborn; he's always like this..." However, the more the mother explained for the child, the louder he got. Perhaps he thought being "stubborn" was a privilege, allowing him to yell uncontrollably.

Yesterday, when a father handed his five or six-year-old child to his grandfather, I saw the child hitting him hard, repeatedly muttering, "Get lost! Old man!" I couldn't help but slow down and watch them. The child's father explained, "It's nothing! Just playing!" "What? Just playing?" Hitting and yelling at elders is just playing? So, if a teacher tells you your child injured a classmate at school or cursed at a teacher, is that also just playing? Think about it carefully, where did the child learn such behavior?

I used to think I was more careful than others when crossing the road, until I grew up and realized that "more careful than others" was an exaggeration. This is because I lived in a small wooden house by the street as a child, surrounded by the road. An accident could happen if I wasn't careful. Since my parents wanted to prevent accidents, they taught me to be careful when crossing the road before I knew any better. They taught me how to cross the road, not by holding hands and practicing repeatedly, but by constantly reminding me, "My son is more careful than others when crossing the road," engraving this phrase in my heart. So, every time I cross the road, I stop first, observe carefully, and then cross. This "more careful than others" indeed made me extra careful when crossing the road from childhood. By the same principle, if a mother constantly explains away her son's behavior by saying he's "stubborn," this phrase is equivalent to my parents' "more careful than others" ingrained in my heart. This subliminally makes the child truly become "stubborn." Is this really the outcome you want?

Children are actually like a brand new hard drive; whatever you write on it, the child will remember your words verbatim, simply and directly. Think about it, what have you put on your most precious hard drive?