In last reading journal I had introduced the book "The Secret Garden ", including it's simple story content and something about the author. In this period, I finished reading "The Secret Garden", and I found another book named "New Yorkers" as my next book. So this time I would like to tell you some sentiments which I got when I was reading the story. And if I discover something interesting in "New Yorkers", I will share with you next time.
I think "The Secret Garden " is a story which sees children as it's bulk, so the story is proceeding around the children and using points of the children's view to watch this world. Mary Lennox, a little girl, is the leading character of this story. Mary is born in a middle-class family, so she doesn't need to worry about her livelihood. But her parents are always busy with their own things and don't care about Mary. Her father is an official who is engaged in his work; her mother is a pretty woman who spent all her time going to parties. They can afford employing servants, so Mary is often accompanied only with servants who paid to look after her. I think that is a reason which results in some bad personalities of Mary, like that Mary is bad-tempered, disagreeable, and selfish. The children truly need others' company, especially the company of parents, and not only in material but also in spirit. I consider it is important that parents take time to be with kids and do some things, such as tell stories to them, play ball or go to a picnic with them, anything is fine. The important thing is parents and children are together, not what they do. In those time which parents and children spent together, they can exchange their thoughts about things, discuss or even argue with others, or they can just enjoy the company with family without many words. In that chance parents also can tell children what is good and what is bad, in order to make children have right values. And children can share their discoveries in daily life to make parent know what they underwent. The company and communication will get the relationship between parents and children be more closer. So I consider parents can not take they are busy as an excuse, and then not take time to be with children. Relatively, children also should not think talking with parents is wasting time. Family is everyone's strongest support. We should cherish every minute which we get along with our family.
The above is a part of my thought after reading "The Secret Garden". I still have some other thoughts left if having chance I will share about you. Now I have finished reading two books. Although I didn't spend much in reading and the books I chose are only thin and easy to read, I still feel happy and a little sense of achievement, and I indeed gain something when I am reading and sometimes when I am thinking.
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