In the animation series "Natsume's Book of Friends", there was a conversation where Natsume told Mr. Cat that when he was fostered in other people's homes, he did not dare to ask for more food even if he was not full. Looking back now, it would have been better to just tell someo

In the animation series "Natsume's Book of Friends", there was a conversation. Natsume told Mr. Cat that when he was fostered in other people's homes, he did not dare to ask for more food even if he was not full. Looking back now, it would have been better to just tell someone when he or she was not full, or just praise someone when the meal was delicious.

When I read it at the time, I didn’t understand why I said that. Until I read the book " carrot whiskers ".

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The author of "Carrot Beards" is Jules Renard, a modern French novelist, essayist, dramatist, and a member of the Académie Goncourt. Sartre called him a "writer of the end of the century" and believed that he "directly or indirectly represents the origin of modern French literature." This book is based on the author's childhood experience.

As the third child in the family, Carrot Beard was never called by his name by his parents. He was only called this somewhat unfriendly nickname. This nickname came from his unhandsome appearance.

Carrot Beard has an older brother and an older sister. As the third child, he didn't get much love from his parents. It can be said that in order to get his parents' attention, he did a lot of things, which makes people feel distressed.

In the article "Arrangement", Carrot Beard told the new maid Agathe what he had to do at home. He talked for two or three pages eloquently, and he also said that he would take time to help Agathe with work. Seeing this, I suspected that Carrotwhisker was also a servant of the Lepic family.

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In order to get the love of his parents, Carrot Beard suppressed his needs: he could endure the cramped shoes and carry hunting equipment all the way alone until his feet were swollen and his hands were swollen without saying a word; he would rather not eat enough, just to prevent his mother from calling him greedy, and to eat the same thing as his mother to please her; he did not dare to say that he also wanted to eat watermelon, and only gnawed the rind of the watermelon that was fed to the rabbits. There are many such things written in the book, and the image of a child who does all kinds of flattering behaviors in order to get love emerges vividly on the page.

If you feel that such a thing is far away from you, you might as well think about when you have lunch with your classmates/colleagues. Do you eat at your own pace? Or should I just finish it off with a few bites after watching everyone finish eating?

Regarding this part, the book describes it as follows:

Don't eat it all too early because it is delicious, which will appear greedy; and don't eat too slowly, which will appear to be dawdling.

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is okay. In the end, in the article "Resistance", Carrot Beard begins to express his opinions and learns to say no. Although Carrot Beard is also afraid in his heart, and his mother reacted greatly after being rejected for the first time, but only those who bravely express themselves will be respected by others, and wronging themselves cannot. When Carrotwhisker rejected his mother, his brother began to respect Carrotwhisker.

This is why, after Natsume was adopted by the gentle and kind-hearted Fujiwara couple, she understood the truth: being wronged will not increase the other person's favor .