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Tuewa is a kind name for him by Chinese fans. His real name is Trevor Noah. Trevor was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1984.
His mother is black and his father is white, so Trevor's skin color is the brown in the picture.
It is precisely because of his unique skin color that he looked even more unique in that period when racism was quite serious.
Apartheid . Many people are not unfamiliar with this word, but more of their understanding of it remains in the cold history books.
For example, in 1948, the apartheid system in South Africa was formally established by law. Separate whites from non-whites in terms of geographical location and treat them differently in various aspects such as politics and economy.
It was not until I read this book "Born to be Sin" that I had outlined my understanding of this policy and the people living under this policy at that time from Trevor's very picture-oriented description.
Trevor's mother decided to have a child, and she decided to raise the child alone. She even allowed her father to ignore the child and not raise the child. In this way, Trevor was born.
My mother was a problematic girl since she was a child. She was disliked by her mother and abandoned by her father. Although her mother hadn't seen her family for twelve years and had a hard time living in a black home, she never complained.
She broke through the boundaries of black skin, studied hard, and worked hard to support herself.
She did not work as cleansing white families like other black women, but instead took the initiative to learn English, learn secretary, boldly applied for the job and became the only black-skinned worker in the office building.
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Mother's attitude towards life subtly infected Trevor. He was gifted and optimistic, and he was very young, so he could use his brown skin to avoid being "bullified".
Moreover, when he was in school, he developed the problem of solving living expenses, and played the "edge ball" of special skin color. With his hard work, his days that should have been struggling to turn around successfully.
is a myth for a black family.
Of course, all of this is due to his mother. His mother can be said to be Trevor's best enlightenment teacher. Almost 90% of his advantages are influenced by his mother.
Trevor said:
I also inherited a characteristic from my mother, which is that I am good at forgetting the pain in life. I remember the reason for the trauma, but I won’t hold on to it. I never let the pain of memories hinder my attempts toward something new.
When reading his words, the first feeling is that there is an invisible force. No matter how tragic the past he tells, it can make you laugh because of his humorous expression, which can make you shed tears of empathy. It is because of the enthusiasm and open-mindedness of the mother and son, and they have to feel admiration.
Trevor's mother is a heroic woman in the new era. As long as she wants to do what she wants, she will definitely try to do it.
For example, her beliefs and weekly religious activities are unstoppable. Even if she encounters a bad driver on the way home, she dares to take her two children to jump off the car, but it does not affect her plan to participate in the event next week.
As long as the mother determines, she will persist and work hard to do it well.
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This mother was very strict with her children. Trevor was beaten a lot since he was a child. Every time he let the child suffer from flesh and blood, he took the initiative to seek peace and show weakness moderately. This mother can be said to have done the best.
Mother said that if a child makes small mistakes, then this society will bring him a more cruel beating. Now the beating is to save him.
education should be early, this excellent black mother realized it very early and practiced it herself.
Think about it, many parents will feel sorry for their young children and always want to wait until they are older to re-educate.
The fact is that everyone's rules are cultivated from an early age. After the age of 10, parents' punishment for their children will no longer work and will also cause their children's disgust.
thinks this way in the child’s mind: I have always been like this, why can’t it work now?
You see, the right and wrong in the world of children are taken as the standards of adults and education as the tool for error correction in life since childhood.
When you are young, you will not correct it in time. Children will deeply believe that their words, deeds or thinking are correct. As time goes by, they will continue to repeat mistakes, and habits will become natural. If parents intervene at this time, the effect will definitely not be good.
OK. It’s a bit difficult to use such a long article to describe the wonderfulness of this book, because there are so many exciting things. The story between Trevor and his mother is very interesting and special. After reading it, you will definitely have different feelings.
"Born to be sinful", I am waiting for your experience to share.
