In the main hall of my old home, there is a crow's nest under the eaves.
At first, I was very puzzled. Crows are not considered auspicious birds, and their calls are unpleasant. Why didn't the elders drive them away?
The elders smiled and said, this crow's nest has been here for three generations, it's a "Feng Shui bird."
I didn't understand.
He said, you'll see for yourself.
I found that crows are particularly interesting.
When the little crow is crying for food, the old crow desperately searches for food to feed it, flying several times a day. The insects it finds, it doesn't eat itself, but all are stuffed into the little crow's mouth.
When the little crow's wings become strong enough to fly on its own, the old crow immediately changes its attitude.
The little crow still wants to open its mouth and wait for food like before, but the old crow acts as if it hasn't seen anything and eats its own food. If the little crow tries to snatch the food, the old crow will unceremoniously flap its wings to push it away or even peck at it with its beak.
That's called "ruthless."
The little crow has no choice but to go hungry and learn to find food by itself. At first, it was very clumsy, bullied by other birds, and hungry enough to cry out loud. The old crow watched from a nearby tree, without intervening or comforting.
At that time, I thought, this old crow is really "heartless."
But a wonderful thing happened later.
When the little crow learned to forage and became skilled among the flock, its relationship with the old crow actually changed. It was no longer a follower, but instead, they soared in the same sky, sometimes flying side by side.
One day, I saw that the grown crow caught a big insect, but didn't eat it himself. Instead, he flew back to the nest and fed it to the old crow, who was already a bit immobile.
This is the legendary "Crow's Reciprocal Feeding."
When children disrespect or ignore you, fundamentally, it is because you and they have been perpetuating a pattern of "feeding and being fed," and you haven't, at the right time, as the old crow did, ruthlessly "wean" them.
You think you're loving them, but in fact, you're depriving them of the opportunity to grow. And a person who lacks independence and personal dignity has no concept of "respect" in their world.
They only seek and depend. This is the "Crow Law."
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The best education! Just remember the "Crow Law"
In the main hall of my old home, there is a crow's nest under the eaves.
At first, I was very puzzled. Crows are not considered auspicious birds, and their calls are unpleasant. Why didn't the elders drive them away?
The elders smiled and said, this crow's nest has been here for three generations, it's a "Feng Shui bird."
I didn't understand.
He said, you'll see for yourself.
I found that crows are particularly interesting.
When the little crow is crying for food, the old crow desperately searches for food to feed it, flying several times a day. The insects it finds, it doesn't eat itself, but all are stuffed into the little crow's mouth.
When the little crow's wings become strong enough to fly on its own, the old crow immediately changes its attitude.
The little crow still wants to open its mouth and wait for food like before, but the old crow acts as if it hasn't seen anything and eats its own food. If the little crow tries to snatch the food, the old crow will unceremoniously flap its wings to push it away or even peck at it with its beak.
That's called "ruthless."
The little crow has no choice but to go hungry and learn to find food by itself. At first, it was very clumsy, bullied by other birds, and hungry enough to cry out loud. The old crow watched from a nearby tree, without intervening or comforting.
At that time, I thought, this old crow is really "heartless."
But a wonderful thing happened later.
When the little crow learned to forage and became skilled among the flock, its relationship with the old crow actually changed. It was no longer a follower, but instead, they soared in the same sky, sometimes flying side by side.
One day, I saw that the grown crow caught a big insect, but didn't eat it himself. Instead, he flew back to the nest and fed it to the old crow, who was already a bit immobile.
This is the legendary "Crow's Reciprocal Feeding."
When children disrespect or ignore you, fundamentally, it is because you and they have been perpetuating a pattern of "feeding and being fed," and you haven't, at the right time, as the old crow did, ruthlessly "wean" them.
You think you're loving them, but in fact, you're depriving them of the opportunity to grow. And a person who lacks independence and personal dignity has no concept of "respect" in their world.
They only seek and depend. This is the "Crow Law."