Reflective Essay of Kim Gi Duk's movie, Spring

    In the movie, the teacher teaches a boy a lifelong and valuable lesson by making him experience what the animals have went through. The boy tied up a fish, a frog and a snake with a rope to a stone so that they wouldn’t be able to move properly, so the teacher did the exact same thing to the boy, instead of beating or yelling at him at all. The teacher made the boy a new person without saying much words or effort.
    My mom used to use this teaching method a lot to me and my sister, which greatly changed how I behave and act towards others. Back in my first grade in elementary school, I used to visit a lot of my friends’ house for birthday parties. Since they were my closest friends, I simply thought I could take some toys or books from their house without asking and return the toys back when I’m done playing. I simply thought it wouldn’t really matter if I gave them back and place them where they were. When my mom found out about this, she didn’t show any outrage or anger towards me nor said anything harsh to me. However, suddenly my top priority objects were constantly taken away and put back again, and it infuriated me. They weren’t there when I needed them, I didn’t know where to find it because I didn’t know who was the thief, and this was utterly uncomfortable and annoying all the time. Sometimes I was so angry I was yelling, jumping around all over the house, calling, “Who’s the thief! Who’s the thief!”. But slowly I came to realize that the thief was my mom and she did this to teach me that taking things without telling is same as stealing even if you take them back where they are, and it annoys the owner even though you put them back right in. If, just hypothetically, my mom yelled at me for stealing or beated me, I wouldn’t have known why would that we stealing and argue. Then I would have done it repeatedly until I grow up enough to know what is the difference. From this experience, I personally think this teaching method is very effective and useful.