Universities Are for Imagination and Friendship

“Guess what I have, Grandpa?” Nancy came home holding a paper with a big black dot on it, accompanied by a circle of the same size.”

“I see a dot and a circle.” Grandpa responds flatly, not showing much interest.

“Dr. Wei told us that they are a black hole and a white hole. He was explaining how time began and how it travelled from past into the future.” Nancy watches her Grandpa intently, showing how proud she is in what she says.

“That’s very interesting. Who is this Dr. Wei?”

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Your Time Is Mine

“Grandpa, do you always have time?”
“Yes dear, I always have time for you. My time belongs to you.”
“How come my Dad says he has no time? He is always in a hurry, walking quickly and driving fast.”
“Well, he uses his time to work and earn money, so you and me I and your parents can have a good life, like eating well, living in a neat house, and talking about things, feelings, questions and school.”
“Grandpa, were you like my Dad too?”

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Compassion and Selfishness

“We learned two words today,” Nancy tells her Grandpa after school as they do their daily chat on the old rocker at the front porch.
“Why only two?” Grandpa asks.
“One is already a lot, because its meaning covers far and wide, Mr. Shaw told us.”
“Let me guess. It has four alphabets,” says Grandpa. He and Nancy enjoy playing little games.
“I’ll give you one more chance.”
“I would still say the word love, because no other word has more meaning.”
“Wrong again, Grandpa, we learned the word compassion. It has ten alphabets.”
“What is the second word?”
“It is selfishness.” “OK, what did you learn about the word compassion?
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I Got Second Place

Nancy is a starry-eyed student in Mr. Shaw’s Grade 4 class. She likes school very much because everyone there is a friend and, they together listen, learn, play, ask questions and speak, taking turns, or participating in competitions.

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Caring the Way Through Life

One favorite topic in Confucius’s teaching was how to be a good and perfect person. His students were all enthusiastic in learning about it.

One day, student Gong asked in class: “Tell me, Sir, would I be a perfect person if, when poor, I do not flatter anyone for awards and, when wealthy, I do not use my riches to downgrade others?”

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