By Wakeupnow, on 12th May, 2009 For a while now, whenever I am invited for a meal at my parents’ place, I would play a little game with my niece and nephews. I would give them a cookie or bread or something, but before I give them, I would hover infront of their mouth and count to them “One, … Two, … Three … ” before they get their treat.
My point to my sisters (mothers of my experiments) is that kids these days are too conditioned towards instant gratification. My count down approach is what I think would train them to learn to wait. Interestingly, my niece J would wait patiently, even when I sometimes delay the count down with 2.5, 2.75 etc … she (four years old now) would giggle and know that I am playing with her. My nephew R started off being rather haughty, refusing to open his mouth when I start the countdown. Granted, he is 1+ years younger than J, so perhaps he is slowly developing patience. Furthermore, the mental development of boys and girls are known to start at different ages.
Today, I read an interesting article about just that.
Don’t! – The secret of self-control. . . . → Read More: One, … Two, … Three …. Yum! or learning to wait
By Wakeupnow, on 8th May, 2009 This is a fictitious story about a boy who fell ill. To protect the identity of this non-existent fictitious boy, let’s call him Ah Boy.
So this Ah Boy fell ill. Did I tell you he caught a flu? I didn’t? It’s flu alright, but no, not the swiney type, the usual type. He is not very into porkchop and all you see. Anyway, he went to the doctor and after consultation, he collected the medicine and went back home. $20+ dollars and an MC* later, he is back home. He stayed away from school for the few days covered by the MC, but somehow was not getting better.
After a few days, he went back to the doctor and demanded to know why he was not recovering. The doctor asked him about the medicine and he said “I went back and did it every day.”
The doctor became curious, “You went back and did it every day? Did what?”
“I repeated the steps.”
“Repeated the steps?”
“Yes, I repeated the steps daily. I recited ‘Take this 2 pills, three times a day after meal’ everyday. Matter of fact, I did that every few hours.”
If you are like . . . → Read More: Take this 2 pills, three times a day after meal. Repeat.
By Wakeupnow, on 4th May, 2009 Some students requested for links to Buddhist Chantings, so here they are:
Chinese Chantings http://buddhanet.net/audio-kmspks_chant.htm Pali Chantings and others http://buddhanet.net/audio-chant.htm Buddhist Music
http://buddhanet.net/audio-songs.htm Buddhist Songs for Children and others
http://buddhanet.net/audio-library.htm A rather soothing chanting of Vandana at InVibes http://www.invibes.net/2009/04/24/vandana-salutation-to-the-buddha/ The same chant remastered in a 4min (3.7mb) mp3 file Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhasa, Vandana, Homage to the Buddha
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