Zuckerberg: Children should play more

On August 28th according to American time, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook announced a piece of good news that his second daughter was born. He and his wife named their daughter August. His first daughter was born in 2015, whose name was Max. When Max was born, Zuckerberg and his wife established the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, which aimed to eradicate diseases in the world. Zuckerberg and his wife wrote a letter to their little daughter, August and posted it in his Facebook homepage. When Max was born, they also wrote a letter, concerning about the belief that the development of science and technology could make their daughter grow up in a better world. Zuckerberg reviewed the subject of the letter and then said,"although headlines always tell us that there are many problems in the world, we still firmly believe that we will eventually settle those problems with good abilities."

Zuckerberg's letter to her little daughter focused on their expectations to their daughter's childhood. Zuckerberg suggested that parents should let children play crazily in the childhood rather than worry about their children’s losing at the starting line. Zuckerberg and his wife wrote, "the world is a serious place, and children should spend more time in getting in touch with nature and play merrily.. When you grow up you will become very busy, so I hope you can smell the flowers and collect all the leaves you like when you are a child. I want you to be immersed in Dr. Seuss's books (Dr. Seuss is a famous writer and educator of children's Literature) and begin your journey of creating your own story. I want you to play on the merry-go-round with your sister Max, until you are tired of the various colors of the horses. I hope you can run crazily at home, until you can't run. Of course, sleeping soundly is one of your tasks. I hope you feel our love in your sleep. Childhood is wonderful, and everyone has only once, so you should enjoy childhood, and do not worry about the future. We are here for you. Father and mother will strive to make the world be a better place, so that you and all the children in the world can have a good environment for growth."

扎克伯格：孩子就应该更多玩耍

美国时间8月28日，Facebook创始人马克·扎克伯格公布了自己第二个女儿出生的喜讯。他和妻子给女儿取名八月（August）。他的第一个女儿出生在2015年，名字叫麦克斯。麦克斯出生时，扎克伯格和妻子成立了陈-扎克伯格基金会，目标是消灭世界上的疾病。扎克伯格在自己的Facebook主页上公布了他和妻子写给小女儿八月的一封信。麦克斯出生时，他们同样写了一封信，信的主题是，他相信科学的发展和科技的进步，能够让女儿成长在更好的世界中。扎克伯格回顾了那封信主题，然后说：“虽然新闻的标题总是告诉我们这个世界有很多问题，但我们仍然坚信好的力量会最终胜出。”

扎克伯格给小女儿的信，重点谈的是他们对女儿童年的期待。扎克伯格谈的不是让孩子不要输在起跑线上，而是，童年时就应该疯玩。扎克伯格和妻子写道：“世界是个严肃的地方，而孩子们应该抽出更多时间接触自然并愉快地玩耍。等你长大后会变得很忙，所以我希望童年时，你能闻遍花香并搜集到所有你喜欢的树叶。我希望你能沉浸在苏斯博士的书里（注：苏斯博士是著名儿童文学作家和教育家），并开启自己的故事创作之路。我希望你能和麦克斯姐姐一起在旋转木马上玩，直到你们看烦了马儿的五颜六色。我希望你们能在家里疯跑，直到跑不动为止。当然，呼呼大睡也是你的任务之一，在睡梦中希望你也能感受到我们的爱。童年很奇妙，而每个人只有一次，所以好好享受童年，不要为未来焦虑。我们是你的后盾，爸妈会努力让世界变得更好，让你和世界上所有的小朋友都能有个良好的成长环境。”

以下是信的部分原稿Mark Zuckerberg penned a beautiful letter to his newborn daughter

“Childhood is magical,” Zuckerbergwrote. “You only get to be a child once, so don’t spend it worrying too muchabout the future. You’ve got us for that, and we’ll do everything we possiblycan to make sure the world is a better place for you and all children in yourgeneration.”

Zuckerberg also wrote a list of thingshe hopes August will have a chance to enjoy with Zuckerberg and Chan’s firstdaughter, Max.

“You will be busy when you’re older, soI hope you take time to smell all the flowers and put all the leaves you wantin your bucket now,” Zuckerberg wrote. “I hope you read your favorite Dr. Seussbooks so many times you start inventing your own stories about the Vipper ofVipp. I hope you ride the carousel with Max until you’ve tamed every colorhorse. I hope you run as many laps around our living room and yard as you want.And then I hope you take a lot of naps. I hope you’re a great sleeper. And Ihope even in your dreams you can feel how much we love you.”