? The excellent family tradition and family motto of "Where a desire flows far away, it must be dredged to its source" is a very valuable spiritual wealth of Chinese culture and an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

? According to records, the Lin family was a powerful family in ancient my country. The great ancestor of the Lin family was Bigan. He was disemboweled to death for directly admonishing King Zhou of Shang. He was recorded as the first patriotic admonisher in Chinese history and was respected by all generations. Descendants of Lin Zexu (drug control) in Fujian still do not smoke.

In the imperial examinations of the past dynasties, "If there is no Lin, there will be no rankings. If the rankings are opened, there will be advancement." Lin's "six ministers accounted for five". In the Fujian imperial examination, "one city and half of the rankings" Lin's accounted for half. Historically, the Lin family valued family tradition and moral education. Four descendants of the Lin family served as prime ministers and more than 3,000 Jinshi. The emperor personally presided over 201 palace examinations, and the Lin family was named on the list 183 times.

? The first is filial piety, the second is family harmony, the third is upbringing, the fourth is housekeeping, the fifth is etiquette, the sixth is reading, the seventh is virtue, the eighth is careful speech, the ninth is careful making friends, and the tenth is dealing with the world.

1. Advocating filial piety

Filial piety begins with serving relatives and ends with serving the country. It is transferred to loyalty, that is, showing relatives and showing full filial piety. This is called great filial piety.

Filial piety is the foundation of one’s life. If you are not filial to your relatives, you will not be loyal to the country, be friends with your brothers, be harmonious with your clan and local party, and be gregarious in society, and you will become a coward in society.

How can people behave well? Please start by being filial to your parents. If people can behave with the same attitude as parents towards their children, then all good deeds will be established on their own. If they do so, they will make friends with brothers, harmonize with their clans, and be loyal to their hometown. If they live in their hometown, they will be good, and if they become officials, they will not be greedy officials.

When a man is in a relationship with his relatives, no matter whether he is rich or poor, he should put support first. The rich can serve delicious food, and the poor can drink water to support their happiness. Each one relies on his own ability. You must be able to carry forward your family's wishes, be kind and polite, and don't make your parents worry by showing your appearance and betraying your heart.

A son’s filial piety is not as good as leading his daughter-in-law to show filial piety. A daughter-in-law spends a lot of time at home, is clean and considerate in her daily life, and is therefore said to be a filial wife better than a filial son.

When a person is in love with his relatives, he must do his best, and he should not be stingy in the slightest. There are brothers who are separated. Everyone has plenty of food and clothing, but they shirk the responsibility of their parents. To care about every detail is called great unfilial piety.

When a man is in love with his relatives, he must look after him in the morning and dusk. He must inform him when he has been out for a long time, and he must meet him when he returns. In ancient times, when their parents passed away, they would pay homage to their tombs if they were traveling far away.

Parents educate their children without any thought of repaying their children. When children are young, they can aspire to study, and when they grow up, they can be loyal to work, and then they can establish virtues, meritorious services, and good reputations, and become useful talents for the country and society. They are all repaying the parents' upbringing and are filial piety.

When a parent makes a mistake, the children should remonstrate in a gentle and gentle voice. If the parent disobeys the parent's will, wait until the parent is happy and do it again, so as not to expose the parent to unrighteousness, which is also a sign of filial piety.

Graves are where ancestors hide their remains, and they must be visited every year. Family temples are where ancestors’ spirits rest, and sacrifices must be made every year. Don’t ignore them if you can. Don't go there if the road is far away, then the clansmen will get along with each other, and they will be able to bond with each other and maintain a close relationship.

Confucius said: "The hair and skin of the body are received by the parents, and they dare not damage them. This is the most filial piety." In later generations, it was a vulgar custom to cut off the legs and fingers to cure the illness of a relative. This superstitious talk goes against the rules of human ethics. Purpose is not what children should do as filial piety.

The custom of burying relatives is based on the theory of Feng Shui, which means that if the ancestors are buried in a good place, the descendants will become rich. There has never been any reason for this, and there is no such thing. Therefore, family mottos throughout the ages have taken this as a warning. The best place to rest the body and soul of our ancestors is in Gaofu, a place where the quality of the people is dry, and it is quiet and not easily damaged by humans and animals. Wealth and poverty have always been unpredictable, so what does it have to do with Feng Shui? The same is true for the homes of ancient emperors, and today it is held Cremation is simple and cost-effective. It is filial piety to act according to the wishes of relatives during their lifetime and not to violate their wishes.

In the old custom, when a bereavement occurs, monks must be invited to recite sutras, vocal music, and extravagance and waste. What good will it do to the deceased? Family mottos from past dynasties have been inculcating warnings, so we should be aware and vigilant.