49 showing her compliment. Compliment is also important to make the students
develop their confidence. Therefore, August also tries to motivate Lily if she loves what she does then she can finish perfectly, “Didn’t you tell me this past week one
of the things you loved was bees and honey? Now, it that ’s so, you’ll be a fine
beekeeper. Actually, you can be bad a something, Lily, but if you love doing it, that will be enough.” p.297 August motivates Lily when she learns how to be a
good beekeeper. It shows that August has a good way to encourage Lily’s confidence.
Storytelling also can be the ways of sharing knowledge and experience and also delivering the suggestion or advice. Then, the suggestion can be received
well by having a warm relation. Storytelling can also be one of the ways in building a warm relation. August is interested in delivering valuable story to
everyone. That way can create a warm and close relationship. Lily is very interested in listening to every story from August. The storytelling also makes
Lily to reflect the value from each story which can support her self-improvement. She can also catch the spirit that appears from the storytelling and finds the new
strength.
2. Life Skills and Spiritual Education
One of the ways to develop the quality of human sources is education. Education is more than giving and explaining new knowledge for every person.
The Secret Life of Bees also has some emphasis in some particular incidents which
focuses on the development of human quality.
50 First is about skills improvement. Poverty still becomes a nightmare for
everyone. Then, competition and independence are increasingly to avoid the poverty and to take the higher social class. Therefore, every person should realize
about the importance of skills improvement. Kadence International announces their research about the trend of side-job and the influence in increasing social
class. The data result shows 29 from total inhabitant in some big cities have a side-job. It means that young generation should be prepared not only for
improving their knowledge but also from their skills. It caused by people needs to fulfill their secondary and third necessity. In The Secret Life of Bees also shows us
the importance of skills improvement without decrease the quality of their close relation. It is shown through Augusts’ lesson. She can improve her skill as a
honey producer until she can be the best producer in her hometown. From that skill she can also fulfill her sisters’ necessity. August gives a new experience for
Lily in producing honey, “You’ll work with Zack and me, making the honey, doing whatever needs doing” P.146. As a success producer, August has the
willingness to share her knowledge to Lily. Actually, August realizes that it will be very important to Lily’s skilled-provisions in the future. August supports Lily’s
dream to be a teacher and also guides her to improve another skill. Second is about spiritual base, the emphasis of the power of God. Every
person has to realize the presence of God in every detail of their life. It will help a lot to every person in facing life cycle even in the hardest one. Day by day,
spiritual needs cannot take the same portion with secular needs. They only work without looking at God’s role in their life. It is caused by the minimum ability of
