Chapter 2: Standards for a younger brother when away from home
- Care for the younger brother if I am the older ones
- Respect and love the older brother if I am the younger ones
- Give more priority to familial ties instead of the property and belongings
- Hold back hurtful comments and always careful with words I said
- Let the elders to be the first in drinking, eating, walking, or sitting, and I will follow the last
Love between the siblings
- Address an elder by not calling his given name
- Never show off in front of the elder
- Greet the elder that I met on the street by clasping my hands or with a bow. If he ignored me, I will step back respectfully
- Never sit when an elder is standing; sit only when I am told to do so
- Speak softly and gently before an elder
- Serve my uncles just as my own parents; and treat my cousins just as my own siblings
Chapter 3: Be cautious in my daily life
A kid is brushing teeth by himself
- Get up earlier than my parents and go back to sleep at night only after my parents have gone to sleep
- Wash my face and brush my teeth when I wake up in the morning
- Wash my hands after using the toilet
- Wear my hat neatly
- Make sure the hooks of my clothes are tied properly
- Wear my socks and shoes neatly and correctly
- Place my hats and clothes in their proper places but not carelessly throw them away or get them dirty
- Wear the clean attire appropriately according to the situation
- Never pick my favorite food to eat or drink. Only eat the right amount but not over-eating
- Never get drunk as my behavior will turn badly
- Never step on doorsills or stand leaning on one leg; never sit with legs apart or sprawled out; never shake the lower part of body while standing or sitting down
- Avoid doing things in a hurry to avoid mistakes; should not be afraid with difficult tasks and will not become careless when a job is easy to do
- Keep away from rowdy place and will not enquire things that are abnormal or unusual
- Ask if someone is inside before entering the main entrance
- Give my name when someone asks me who I am
- Ask a permission before borrowing things from others
- Return the borrowed items promptly
Chapter 4: Be trustworthy
I am an honest baby. I will not cheat you, mum!
- Speak honestly but do not say deceitful words or tell lies
- Speak less instead of talking much
- Speak only the truth but not twist the facts
- Avoid using cunning words, foul language and philistine habits
- Do not tell others what I have not seen
- Do not pass on things easily with what I do not sure
- Do not do things that are inappropriate or bad if I am asked to do so
- Talk clearly but not too fast or mumble
- Do not get involved by taking the good points of others or faults of others that is none of my business
- Follow the example of those who do good deeds
- When seeing someone does wrong, I must immediately reflect upon myself
- Correct for my mistakes and remind myself not to repeat the same mistake
- Encourage myself to be better, when my morals, conduct, knowledge and skills are not as good as others
- Should not concern with the clothes and food that are not as good as others
- Never cover up mistakes as there will be doubly wrong
Chapter 5: Love all equally
All love is equal
- Regardless of nationality, race or religion, everyone should be loved equally as we all live on the same planet sheltering by the same sky
- People not value on outside appearance
- Use my capabilities for the benefit of others
- Never slander other people's competence
- Never flatter the rich or despise the poor
- Never ignore old friends just only having a new one
- Never bother a person who is busy; and never bother the person when his mind is not at ease
- Never expose person who has a shortcoming
- Never tell others a person's secret
- Praising the goodness of others to encourage them to try even harder
- Never spread the rumors about wrongdoings of others
- Encourage person for doing good but tell him his fault
- There is a difference between "give" and "take". It is always better to give more than receive
- I will not ask others to do things I am not willing to do
- Repay the kindness of others and let go of my resentments
- Spending more time to repay the kindness of others rather than holding grudges
- Treat the maids and servants kindly and generously
Chapter 6: Be close to and learn from people of virtue and compassion
Learn from a person with great virtue, Mother Teresa
- All human are not the same. Most of us are ordinary but only a few have great virtues and high moral principles
- A truly virtuous person is greatly respected by others. He will not afraid to speak the truth and he will not fawn on others
- I will benefit from learning with people who have a great virtue and compassion. In this manner, my virtues will grow daily while my wrongdoings will lessen day by day
- I have a great loss for not learning from people who are of great virtue
- When people with no virtue close to me, I will not succeed in life
Chapter 7: After all the above are accomplished, I should study further and learn literature and art to improve my cultural and spiritual life
Share knowledge and opinions together
- Even though I am knowledgeable but I do not practice what I learned, I will not gain any benefits
- If I do apply my knowledge diligently, but stop studying, I will only do things based on my own opinion, thinking it is correct but actually it is not a truth
- There are 3 methods to study effectively. They involve concentration of my mind, eyes and mouth
- Do not think about other things when reading a book
- Never start reading another book if I have not completed reading the first book
- Give myself lots of time to study hard
- I will understand better if I devote enough time and effort
- Make a note if I have a question
- Ask the knowledgeable person for the right answer
- Classify my books and place them on the bookshelves in their proper places
- Put back the book where it belongs after reading
- Repair the missing or damaged pages immediately
- Discard or not even look at books if it is not a book on the teachings of the saints and sages as these books block my wisdom and intelligent, and will undermine my aspirations and sense of direction
- Neither be harsh on myself nor give up on myself. I can attain high ideals, moral standards and virtue in time if only I work hard
