Among the Nobel Prize winners in the 20th century, Jews accounted for1/5;
Jews account for half of the 200 most influential people in the United States;
Professor of a famous American university, Jewish1/3;
American first-class writers in literature, drama and music, with Jews accounting for 60%;
Jews account for half of the richest entrepreneurs in the world;
Jews account for18 of the top 40 Forbes rich list; There are also a large number of great men: Marx, Darwin, Freud, Einstein and so on. Jews suffered the greatest disaster in the world. They have experienced long-term ethnic persecution, left their homes and even lost their country for a long time. But for decades, the proportion of Jews among Nobel Prize winners was much higher than that of other ethnic groups. The advantages of Jews in intellectual activities are closely related to their family education, and the unique and intelligent family education concept of the Jewish nation is well-known all over the world.
Sweet book kissing ceremony
In Jewish families, when the baby is a little sensible, mommy will open the Bible, drop a little honey on it, and then let the baby kiss the honey in the Bible. The purpose of this ceremony is to tell the baby that books are sweet, so that the baby will leave a very good impression when he first comes into contact with books, and he will like books all his life. Jewish families also have a habit passed down from generation to generation, that is, bookcases should be placed at the bedside. If you put it at the end of the bed, it will be considered disrespectful to the book. The habits of these nationalities make them a nation that loves books.
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Apart from genetic factors, wisdom sometimes comes from a good habit. What habit can increase people's knowledge, arouse people's thinking and enhance people's wisdom more than reading? Jews grasped the key point of early education.
Traditional family question and answer
Almost all the treasures of Jewish families have to answer such a question: "If one day your house is burned and your property is robbed, what will you run away with?" If the baby answers money or property, the mother will ask further: "There is something more important without shape, color and smell, baby, do you know what it is?" If the baby can't answer, the mother will say, "Baby, what you want to take away is not money, not property, but wisdom, because wisdom can't be taken away by anyone." As long as you live, wisdom will always follow you. "
Revelation:
The problems handed down from generation to generation by Jews are actually very meaningful, which can not only guide the baby to form a correct outlook on life, but also remind himself that the education of the baby should always pay attention to the cultivation of inner quality.
Jewish proverb
There is a Jewish proverb: "Don't be a donkey carrying many books." Jews attach great importance not only to knowledge, but also to talent. They call people who have only knowledge but no talent "donkeys with many books on their backs". They think that general learning is just a kind of imitation, without any innovation, and learning should be based on thinking. Thinking consists of doubts and answers; Learning is to doubt and ask questions at any time. Doubt is the gateway to wisdom. The more you know, the more you doubt and the more questions you have, so asking questions will make people progress. It is based on this understanding that Jewish families pay special attention to the exchange of ideas with babies, who have always been taught and guided by adults. Babies can talk and discuss problems with adults, and occasionally adults will pester them endlessly, aiming at guiding them to devote themselves to learning and research. Undoubtedly, the high score in the famous Jewish eloquence and wisdom test is related to this.
Revelation:
The first is to guide the baby to read more books, and the second is to avoid bookworm-like learning methods. It seems that wisdom = knowledge+application of knowledge is the eternal truth. Jews attach great importance not only to knowledge, but also to talent. They call people who have only knowledge but no talent "donkeys with many books on their backs". They think that general learning is just a kind of imitation, without any innovation, and learning should be based on thinking.
Thinking is composed of doubts and answers;
In Jewish families, it has become an unchangeable law that babies recite classics from a very young age. Here, the purpose of Jews is not to make babies understand the meaning of scripture, but to make them recite it mechanically. Jews believe that such a large amount of recitation is a way to cultivate a good memory. If you can't let your baby have a good memory, it will be difficult to learn other things in the future.
At a very young age, babies will start reading prayers, and then come into contact with the Five Books of Moses, the Old Testament and the Talmud, which is a compulsory thing for every Jew in his life. In addition, Jews have a special way of reading the Bible. In addition to cadence reading, we should swing from side to side according to a certain rhythm. While pressing the scriptures with their hands, they used all the body organs they could think of and put themselves in exactly according to the meaning of the scriptures. They believe that using reading, watching, listening, speaking and moving at the same time is several times more efficient than ordinary silent reading learning methods, and this habit will last for a lifetime.
Revelation:
After reading the Jewish habits passed down from generation to generation, I thought of Tian, a doctor of education studying in Japan and an internationally renowned right brain development expert. He pointed out that listening and reciting beyond our traditional vision and understanding is an effective way to get through the right brain circuit and easily enter deep memory. Reading a lot will enhance people's memory. At the same time, I also thought that in ancient China, I had to recite scriptures and poems, which probably made sense. In addition, the outstanding wisdom of Jews is also inseparable from their experience of using all the senses to learn.
Remember the harm of history.
Jewish treasures grew up listening to biblical stories and their own history. For Jews, history is not just a school curriculum, but a story deeply imprinted in every family and passed down from generation to generation like a genealogy. History and their growth, experience, family, friends, hometown … are all linked and become an inseparable part. They will also learn history by experience, such as discussion and hypothesis. They are recalling and thinking about history.
Revelation:
Because Jews in history were persecuted, their property was plundered, their houses were burned, and their people were expelled and slaughtered, the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom became the Jewish defense mechanism. The characteristics of Jews' single-minded pursuit of knowledge and unusual use of knowledge to make a living have been passed down from generation to generation.
Pay attention to rest days
In ancient times, only Jews had one day off every week, which was very strange in other countries at that time. Moreover, Jews do not advocate using rest days to travel, and they are exhausted when they get home. They feel that rest days should achieve the purpose of rest, relax nervous nerves and muscles, and purify impetuous hearts, so as to better restore good working conditions.
On the rest days, they even stop all business activities: they go out to worship at eight o'clock in the morning and read prayers in Hebrew until noon, listening to the Bible. Rabbis will talk about some profound thoughts that can't be touched at ordinary times, which will make people's minds bright; After returning home, the Jewish family had a pleasant lunch and soon took a nap. At around four o'clock, they will communicate with friends or rabbis in their own homes or synagogues and learn the Talmud and the Bible. Napping has nothing to do with the reversal of research order, but it must be studied because it is an obligation stipulated by Jewish law.
They think that if they don't adjust their state on the rest day, it will be difficult to achieve real physical and mental improvement. People's consciousness is continuous. If they don't have a good rest, the subconscious will still be full of the previous "radio waves". It's as if the channel of radio and television hasn't changed after the volume is turned to mute. Therefore, "switching" channels is very important. Therefore, we must liberate ourselves from secular work on the rest day and completely immerse ourselves in another world. In this world, Jews have gained the source of their thoughts and inspiration.
Revelation:
Creativity and inspiration are the products of wisdom, which are formed when the brain relaxes. No matter how clever the brain is, it will start to be numb if it is stressed and overtired for a long time. It seems that "wisdom needs adequate rest" is really a simple truth that is easily overlooked.