Monday, June 1st, 2026, the 16th day of the fourth lunar month. Today is Children's Day

Nurturing.

Zhi Zhonghe"); box-sizing: border-box !important; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;">Where is the position of heaven and earth, where are all things nurtured.

——The Doctrine of the Mean in the Book of Rites

In oracle bone script“cultivate”This writing“Yu”It's a paintingWomen giving birthImage: Above is the mother, below is the fetus with its head down, and at what point liquid splashes——That's amniotic fluid and blood. The original meaning is reproduction, from the body“life”Come out. In Jin Wen,“mother”Having two more points on the chest symbolizes breastfeeding and the continuation of life.

Shuowen Jiezi"); box-sizing: border-box !important; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;">Sublimation of this meaning:“Nurture and raise children to be virtuous.”Xu Shen transcends the physiological level and applies“cultivate”Pointing towards spiritual education. He saw the one hanging upside down“child”Representing ignorance and imperfection, it is precisely for this reason that postnatal nurturing and guidance are needed to make them move towards goodness. From the birth of flesh and blood to the nurturing of the soul, this is the cornerstone of Chinese educational philosophy: born to nurture, nurtured to educate.

Fertility is the starting point, nurturing is the process, and education is the destination. Today we will talk about“educate”Still like this——real“cultivate”It's not just about letting goPeople eat well and wear warm clothesMoreover, it brings chaos to lifeThe direction of the ignorant soulLight.

May everything in your life be with you“conceive”We can all welcome the power of goodness and progress,Born with roots, nurtured towards goodness, and nurtured into forests.