The Cutting Cloth

Meng Zi, Bing Cu or Mencius, was the great-grandson student Ren Sheng Kong Zi. Master Meng Zi, Zi Si, is a disciple Zeng Zi and Zi Kong as well as biological grandchildren. Zeng Zi himself is a disciple Kong Zi. Meng Zi Ru Jiao is known as an enforcer or Confucianism and regarded as the second wise man in the history of China after Kong Zi.

Meng Zi have great respect for both parents, especially her mother. He has been criticized for committing grand mourning ceremony at her mother's death, beyond a similar ceremony for his father. What actually happened was not differentiate. When his father died, Meng Zi was still immature.

Although with such objective conditions, can not be denied that what Meng Zi has done at least prove two things. The first asserted that there was no difference in treatment of fathers and mothers. Second, the mother of Meng Zi's very role in her children's education. Just as Kong Zi which received great attention from the Holy Mother Yan Zheng Zai in terms of education, the role of Meng Zi's mother to her child's education is so big.

It is reported that Meng Zi's mother decided to move house three times, just because she feel that their home environment is not suitable for the development of the soul and future of her children. Though Meng Zi and her mother lived at the period of 2300 years ago.

Meng Zi's first house adjacent to the burial complex. Because he often play in the complex, as do the children in general, Meng Zi often imitate the behavior of people who are mourning, grieving relatives of loved ones left behind. When her mother saw her child behavior, she began to feel anxious and worried. His mother then decided to move home. This time Meng Zi complex new homes are near the location of the market. Not long after stay in the market environment, the behavior of Meng Zi who like to imitate people who are mourning was gone. His mother was very happy.

But soon the behavior of Meng Zi who likes to be imitated people reappeared. This time he likes to imitate the behavior of sellers and buyers in the market who offer each other with harsh words and sometimes dirty. The situation is certainly make his mother very concerned, who then decided to move again soon to find a better home environment for his son's education. This third house near the school environment. The Mother thinking that she has choose the right environment for the development of the soul and future of their children. The happier her heart when her son started seeing imitate the way people learn. Especially when the child starts to be interested and ask her mother that he want to go the school.

In addition to diligent, Meng Zi is a very intelligent child. His achievement in school is very prominent. Every morning he leaves for school and return to study diligently. But children always want to play, sometimes come a lazy nature. He started playing outside her mother's knowledge. In fact, sometimes he went home before the school day ends. He began to feel bored at school. At first her mother, who every day busy with work weaving cloth, believe it when she hears the reason why his son came home early.

Meng Zi said, because his duties had been completed, then he was allowed to go home early. But the instinct of motherhood finally catch the lie of the Son. She investigates to school and knew that his son had lied. His mother was so disappointed, though she had guessed that her son who has high intelligence often feel bored when faced with the slow process of teaching and learning.

As a wise mother, the mother did not want to reprimand loudly. He knew Meng Zi basically a good kid and very intelligent. An inappropriate reprimand can actually be dangerous. Wisely and patiently she waited for the right moment. That morning, the awaited moment arrived.

As usual the mother is weaving. The result of her hard work has produced a long cloth. When the mother weaving, Meng Zi went home early. The Mother asked why Meng Zi's home early?. As always Meng Zi lied and said he allowed to go home because his job has been completed. Mother smiled wryly and suddenly, in front of Meng Zi, the Mother immediately to cut the fabric she weave into small pieces and become useless.

Seeing her mother's peculiarities, Meng Zi said, "Why such a good fabric and has been done painstakingly cut so that it becomes useless stuff? The Mother replied," This is what your future would be, if you frequently skip school and ignore your education " . In short, flat, but right to his heart.

Meng Zi bowed embarassingly and prostrated himself wanted an apology. Her mother smiled wisely, stroking his son's head. The mother knew her child would be changed. Thanks to the wisdom of her mother, Meng Zi grow into a wise man second only to Kong Zi.