Review: Teaches the Lesson of Peacefulness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
Wonderful book!  I LOVE books like this that try to teach our children useful lessons. . .This 2014 book is designed to help your children "find their inner peace and ability to deal with anger".  In a world LOADED with angry people, this book is very welcome.  Inner peace is a very important survival skill--a skill upon which so much rests.  This 2014 book is very colorful and nicely illustrated.In the story, the lion meditates, to find his inner peace, hence "the peaceful lion".  The crow is a nagger, annoying everyone.  He finds the lion to be un-naggable.  No matter what the crow does, he cannot shake the lion's sense of peace.  So, the crow gets more and more angry, until the crow can't stand it anymore.  In total despiration. the crow asks the lion why he can't upset him.The lion calmly leads the crow through a short analytical exercise, leading him to the realization that it is within oneself to CHOOSE peace or anger.  This concept is explained very simply, so a child can understand.  Some adults also need to understand this concept. Once the crow reaches awareness, the crow totally changes his perspective and lives in peace.Do we really know what our children are thinking?  I doubt it.  We all would like to think we know our children so well that we know what they are thinking.  That's our own ego speaking.  You may want to get this book, read it with your child, then discuss afterwards.  Ask them to begin to look for examples where something turned out good or bad and could have easily flipped the other way.If I wore a hat, it would be off and with an added bow to the author for helping to teach the wonderful concept of peacefulness to our children.  Remember:  Your perception is your reality!