Thechildtoohasnocompunctionincorrectingaparentevenbeforestrangers，andwhatisstrangerstilltheparentacceptsthecorrectioningoodpart，andsometimesevenwiththanks。Aparentisofteninterruptedinthecourseofanarrative，ordiscussion，byasmallpipingvoice，settingright，orwhatitbelievestoberight，somedate，place，orfact，andtheparent，afterawordofencouragementorthanks，proceeds。
Howdifferentisourrulethatachildisnottospeakuntilspokento!
InChineseofficiallifeundertheoldregimeitwasnotetiquetteforoneofficialtocontradictanother，especiallywhentheywereunequalinrank。Whenahighofficialexpressedviewswhichhissubordinatesdidnotendorse，theycouldnotcandidlygivetheiropinion，buthadtoremainsilent。IrememberthatsomeyearsagosomeofmycolleaguesandIhadanaudiencewithaveryhighofficial，andwhenIexpressedmydissentfromsomeoftheviewsofthathighfunctionary，herebukedmeseverely。
Afterwardhecalledmetohimprivately，andspoketomesomewhatasfollows:
\"Whatyousaidjustnowwasquitecorrect。Iwaswrong，andIwilladoptyourviews，butyoumustnotcontradictmeinthepresenceofotherpeople。Donotdoitagain。\"