Why should we read classics?

Any cultural system has its eternal classics, which serve as the source of living water. Classics are the crystallization of national wisdom, common sense and common sense. Its value is timeless and new, and it is the best way to unlock wisdom. Here are some benefits of reading classics summarized in work practice and experience of reading scriptures:

1. Optimized personality, physical and mental health - children who often recite classics will develop a filial piety to their parents, good manners, and etiquette. , good educated habits. Children's quality of life and connotation of life will move from a higher starting point.

2. Improved concentration - Regular training in reciting classics will gradually form a higher concentration and inner peace and tranquility. Good reading habits. It is said in "The Great Learning" that "knowing to stop is followed by concentration, concentration is followed by tranquility, tranquility is followed by tranquility, tranquility is followed by thinking, and pondering is followed by gaining." This is the truth, thus significantly improving the efficiency and quality of learning. .

3. Memory is greatly improved - by reciting classics frequently, children's memory will be significantly improved. Once this memory ability is acquired, it will be easy to memorize knowledge on any subject and maintain this level of excellence throughout life. memory.

4. Improved Chinese language skills - After memorizing classics, children's literacy will be greatly increased. From then on, children will be able to compose and speak in a coherent manner, quoting scriptures, and have great depth.

5. Reading interest and ability are greatly improved - after reading classics, children will develop the habit of reading a wide range of books. Many children who recite classics can take the initiative to find books to read when they are 6 to 10 years old. As a result, the vision is broadened, the wisdom overflows, and the IQ is many times higher than that of children who do not recite classics.

6. It is very helpful for learning other subjects - by reciting classics, children's image thinking (right brain) can be comprehensively exercised, thus laying the foundation for learning mathematics, physics, foreign languages, chemistry and other courses. A solid foundation. In addition, if classic content is stored in the head earlier, children will digest it subtly in their daily learning life, thereby improving their understanding.

7. Learning talents, sports, labor and other skills becomes very easy - "dexterity" is another benefit of reciting classics. By reciting classics, the qi and blood in the mind and body can flow smoothly, and the brain-building effect is obvious. The brain's ability to control the fingers is strengthened, so that learning skills such as talents, sports, and labor will be more effective with half the effort.

8. Cultural accomplishment and moral quality development: The improvement of cultural accomplishment and moral quality is the result we most want to see. The classics are full of the wisdom and cultivation of the ancients. The classics talk about various laws: benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, filial piety, loyalty and trust, etiquette, justice and integrity. By reading the Bible, it is easy to improve children's moral level.

9. Promote parent-child relationship - many classics have not been exposed to parents. Therefore, parents (including grandparents) and children recite together, in addition to effectively promoting the relationship between parents and children, It can also achieve good benefits of brain strengthening, fitness, stress relief, fatigue relief and cultural level improvement.

10. Formation of study habits: Reading the Bible itself is a process of tranquility. Persisting in reading the Bible every day will slowly cultivate children's study habits. The development of good study habits will play a vital role in children's lifelong growth. will have far-reaching consequences.

In contemporary society, there are too many popular books and too much information. Living in such an environment, it is very easy to breed impetuousness, arrogance, and even inability to get rid of confusion and anxiety, leading to boredom of life and questioning society. After being cultivated by the classics, although he may not understand it well now, he will generate "righteous" things from the bottom of his heart (the classics will reach the child's heart subtly), which can make the child responsible and responsible in the future. You will also know how to better achieve happiness and success in life.

Reading the Bible is an effective way to improve children's overall quality, which is completely different from the education and learning of other single skills. The overall quality of children has improved, such as their understanding ability, memory ability, and literacy. In particular, they have formed good study habits, which will greatly promote the learning of other aspects of knowledge. Therefore, reading the Bible is not inconsistent with the study of other aspects of knowledge.

On the surface, reading the Bible will take up a little of the child's time and seem to increase the burden, but this situation will soon change. As the child's overall quality improves, reading the Bible will not increase the burden of learning at all. On the contrary, because of the improvement of learning ability, Enhancement will reduce the learning burden in other aspects.

Children’s classic reading education is actually, simply put, helpful for the development of the whole brain. The benefits of reciting classics to young children should be viewed from a broad perspective. Reading one classic is worth thousands of miscellaneous books; "classic books" are books that contain common sense and teach common principles in life. Throughout our lives, our learning ability The best time is limited. In the age group of 0-13, memory is particularly good. Things that have been recited are generally remembered for life. In other words, after adulthood, they can be remembered immediately with the slightest reminder. We all have this experience ourselves. So, when your children are young, read some highly valuable "classic books" and you will benefit from them throughout your life!