Today at a restaurant, I saw a mother teaching her daughter. The girl’s plate only had two pieces of meat left, one large and one small. The mother asked her, “I also want to eat one. Are you going to give me the big one or the small one?” The girl said, “I’ll give you the small one. I want to keep the big one.” Just when I thought the mother was about to scold the girl, surprisingly, she didn’t. Instead, she praised her and said, “Baby, you did the right thing. Remember, sharing means giving others what you have extra of, not giving away what you actually need, which would make you feel wronged.” Hearing this, some of my previous beliefs instantly collapsed.
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Today at a restaurant, I saw a mother teaching her daughter. The girl’s plate only had two pieces of meat left, one large and one small. The mother asked her, “I also want to eat one. Are you going to give me the big one or the small one?” The girl said, “I’ll give you the small one. I want to keep the big one.” Just when I thought the mother was about to scold the girl, surprisingly, she didn’t. Instead, she praised her and said, “Baby, you did the right thing. Remember, sharing means giving others what you have extra of, not giving away what you actually need, which would make you feel wronged.” Hearing this, some of my previous beliefs instantly collapsed.