"Then Prometheus must have been punished by Zeus." Xiao Bai Rui frowned and said, obviously a little unbearable: "But he is here to protect human beings, why should he still receive punishment?" ”

"Yes, Prometheus was punished by Zeus, even if he couldn't punish humans, but Zeus was still very angry that Prometheus gave the precious fire of the divine realm to humans, so he punished Prometheus for tying him to a cliff, and every day an eagle would come to peck at his heart, and at night another heart would grow, and so on every day he would suffer such pain over and over again, this is the punishment that Zeus gave Prometheus." Ji Mochen said directly, as if the object of his speech was an adult like himself, not a child who was still in kindergarten.

Sure enough, hearing this punishment, Xiao Bai Rui unconsciously grabbed his father's hand, but the doubts in his heart could not be solved, why should kind people be punished like this, and why did people who obviously helped others not get what they deserved, but in exchange for such pain?

"Xiao Rui, the story is over, tell Daddy what you think of your question, and we can think about it and answer it together." Ji Mochen held Xiao Bai Rui's little hand back, wrapped his little hand in his palm, and said.

"Daddy, I think Prometheus is very brave, in order to protect mankind, he went to steal fire and give it to humans, helped humans drive away wild beasts and cold, and even suffered Zeus's wrath and punishment for them, but why should brave and kind people be punished? Does this mean that people can't do good deeds and can't be a kind person? But Mommy always tells me to be kind, is Mommy wrong? ”

"You've got a lot of questions today." Ji Mochen pinched Xiao Bai Rui's little nose and teased him with a smile.

"Daddy, you have to answer my question well." Xiao Bai Rui was dissatisfied that his daddy still teased him like this when he was so serious, waved away his daddy's hand and said.

"Okay, I'll answer well." Ji Mochen smiled, and then continued: "Let's talk about the first question first, do you think Prometheus is a very brave person and a hero of mankind?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Bai Rui nodded and said.

"But this is from a general point of view, from the perspective of human beings, Prometheus is of course a very brave and selfless god, because of his brave help and the gift of human fire, human beings have the ability to dispel the darkness and disperse the attacks of wild beasts, no longer threatened by cold and disease, in order to get a peaceful and stable life, and finally to survive in this world." Ji Mochen looked at Xiao Bai Rui and said, "But if you try to think about it from Zeus's point of view, what will come to mind?" ”

Xiao Bai Rui tilted his head and thought about the whole story, and then said, "En...... Thinking that Prometheus did not obey Zeus's orders and the regulations of the divine realm, he stole the fire to humans without permission, but Prometheus was there to protect mankind......"

"Zeus doesn't think so," Ji Mochen smiled and nodded his finger on Xiao Bai Rui's forehead and said: "Zeus is the king respected by all the gods, so it proves that Zeus has enough strength and majesty to be supported by other gods, but Prometheus did not listen to Zeus's orders and stole the fire and gave it to humans without permission. ”

"So what's wrong with Zeus punishing such a man? If Zeus thinks that he is for the good of mankind, and in order to protect mankind, then he will not be punished, then there may be many such people who have all kinds of reasons to escape punishment, always hanging on to whom I am for the good of whom to protect whom, then everyone will come to break the rules and violate the orderly world under the rule of Zeus, so what will the world be like in chaos? Can people still live in peace? ”

After listening to Ji Mochen finish saying this, Xiao Bai Rui seemed to have some thoughts in his heart as if he was about to burst out, which was indeed something he didn't see or understand, so Xiao Bai Rui nodded and waited for Ji Mochen to continue.

Ji Mochen saw that his son was seriously thinking about what he said, so he continued: "So even if Prometheus is still trying to help and protect mankind, it doesn't mean that he can violate the laws of the god Olympus without any scruples, it doesn't mean that he can disobey Zeus's orders, so he can only steal the fire secretly, because for a leader like Zeus, violating the rules is tantamount to destroying the laws of the entire world running in an orderly manner, and such laws cannot be destroyed. So Zeus must punish Prometheus. ”

"This also tells us that a person can not only consider the reason for doing this, but also consider the consequences of doing so, Prometheus as a god, he must know the consequences of violating the rules of this world and violating Zeus's orders, but he still chose to steal the fire and give it to humans, this is the choice he made, and he bears the consequences of his choice, Prometheus has no complaints."

"But we are different, human beings have their own family, friends and lovers, we must consider the consequences before doing something, otherwise after making a choice, it is not only you who accept the painful consequences, sometimes it is not even yourself who bears the consequences, but those who love you bear the painful consequences for you."

Ji Mochen held Xiao Bairui's hand tightly, and then said: "Today you said that Mommy punished you, do you know why Mommy punished you?" ”

Xiao Bai Rui realized that Daddy wanted to teach him how to make choices in the face of things like today in the future through this story, so as to avoid undesirable consequences.

"Well, I know, because I was too impulsive, that's why I scared Mommy, made Mommy worried, and Mommy punished me." Xiao Bai Rui said frankly at that time.

"Well, you also know that Mommy is worried?" Ji Mochen pinched his nose and smiled, and continued: "What you did today will really cause very dangerous consequences, do you know? You rushed out so recklessly, you are dangerous in every way, I know that you want to help Mu Bao, I am afraid that Mu Bao will be injured, but your choice is too inappropriate. ”

"Well, I know, when I saw Mu Bao running out, I was very worried, afraid that Mu Bao would be injured...... Xiao Bai Rui said a little embarrassed.