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Degree of Fatherliness (Extract) In 1924, American president Calvin Coolidge proposed that Father’s Day should be established as a public holiday nationwide, to build closer relationship between fathers and their as well as remind fathers their responsibilities of being a father.” In 1972, President Nixon approved the proposal of establishment of Father’s Day. Later, Father’s Day spread worldwide gradually. Nowadays, the “foreign festival “has been adopted unconsciously by some Chinese urban residents, who care the relationship between parents and children, and emphasize father’s responsibilities to educate children. The nuclear families in China act like an unlimited liability company to raise their only child, parents are thus responsible for unlimited responsibilities to the future of their children. “It is the father’s fault not to educate his children”, and fathers are correlated with the ups and downs of their children. Fathers claim not only the joint liabilities in moral and finance, also the overall“responsibilities of leadership” from the society and family. It is not predictable whether parent may benefit from a successful education to their children, however, the possibility of an education failure seems quite high. Therefore, fathers are models of their children, but how to be such a model is hard to define. Fathers were also called “Jiayan” in ancient China, which implied being strict in the family. In Chinese traditional culture, rites and custom, how to be a good father has been interpreted accurately and appropriately in specific details. “Fathers shall be of dignity, while mothers motherliness." Father shall maintain dignity and self-esteem so as to gain the respects from the family. Thus they can deserve the dignity of the major principal to conduct family education. “Emperors misconduct, ministers betray; Fathers misconduct, children escape.” That is to say, fathers shall set a good example to their children. Otherwise, they will not perform a father’s duty to unite and educate children, even fall out or discord with their children. Fatherliness and motherliness are inherent amidst Father and Mother respectively. Father shall be strict, stern and serious. Unfortunately, some fathers misunderstand the conception of “strictness” as that of “physical penalties”. I once got instructed from Zen, that is the intent of “Big Stick” is to widen children’s mind by spiking, reminding, guiding, enlightening, other than submission. Nor is to dignify the authority of fathers. So, a good father shall be knowledgeable rather than bad-tempered, much more experienced rather than much more arrogant. And he shall be the first teacher and spiritual guide awake children from ignorance. All parents wish their children successful, and they are willing to pay any cost for it. That is true, many children are influenced by their family, inherit their ancestor's merit and carry it forward, and they also succeed as their parents do or meet their parents’ expectation at last; While quite a few children do not realize the dream of their parents and meet their expectations, some even go against the wishes of parents. As the saying goes: “as you sow, so will you reap”, “Sons of warriors know swords young”. But some old sayings also say, “Parents cannot assure descendants of virtue. In one word, family education shall be implemented according to the individual differences. Children shall be entitled to choose their own future on the basis of their diversified interests and personality. Everyone has his own ambition, and it is not supposed to be compulsory. So does the education to children. The conception of western education accentuates kinship, care and encouragement. While Chinese traditional education conception emphasizes superficial strictness and deep implied love. Chinese “Family Strictness” is only superficial and interactive act between fathers and children, with kindness as co
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