The qualities of a good child constantly change as time goes by. Based on my Korean culture, children who dedicated their whole life to their parents and lived long enough to produce offspring were considered behaved children. This was because numerous little children died of epidemics, for example, chicken pox. However, as time passed by, children who earn a huge amount of money and has high social status are now often considered good daughters or sons.
Today's society is highly materialistic about money, in other words, it is not too much to say that the majority of the people on the Earth significantly value money. Many parents start early education in order to help their child to be successful in his life; most Korean parents conceive a high salary as success. Therefore, when a child makes a huge sum of money, parents feel accomplished. This is because parents are fulfilled by the fact that their efforts paid back. Furthermore, in my country, Korea, when one's child earns millions of dollars, he shows his appreciation to his parents' hard work by dedicating the most of his money. As a result, parents are gratified by the sense of accomplishment and money provided their children.
Furthermore, if one's child has a high social status, people call them a good child in my country, Korea. In my country, prominent social status means success in addition to having a large amount of money. This is mainly because there are countless benefits that high social status offer. For instance, if one's son is government officer, he or she gets money monthly and does not pay tax. In this way, his son lessened his financial burden; therefore, he is considered a good son.
In my country, Korea, people who make much money and are high-ranked are considered good children because their money and their job offers countless benefits to their parents. When I tell my American friends about Korean kids giving salaries to their parents, they get shocked. I think it is interesting that every culture has different requirements to fulfill in order to be a good child. |