1. There are three kinds of filial piety: the first is to respect relatives, the second is not to be humiliated, and the second is to be able to support. ——"Book of Rites"

Explanation: The behavior of filial piety can be divided into three levels: the highest level is respecting parents in speech, behavior and heart; the second level is not beating, scolding and insulting parents; They are good, and the next best thing is to be able to provide for them until they die.

2. If you are filial to your parents, you will be a good son; if you are filial to your mother-in-law, you will be filial and you will be virtuous. It means: being filial to your parents means you are a good son, being filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law will lead to a reputation of being both filial and virtuous. ——"Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors"

3. Without a father and a king, he is just a beast. ——Mencius

Explanation: People who have no parents and no king in their eyes are like beasts and wolves.

4. There is nothing that can replace a mother. ——Ba Jin

5. Only being filial to your parents can relieve worries. ——Mencius

Explanation: Only by being filial to your parents can you relieve sorrow.

6. It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Explanation: One must know the age of parents and always keep it in mind. On the one hand, I am happy for their longevity, but on the other hand, I am afraid of their aging

7. The good and the bad cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

Explanation: A person must have a stand and cannot distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, beauty and ugliness. Just like numerology and appearance are innate, people should also have the ability to distinguish ability.

8. For those who care for their relatives, they should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

Explanation: Serving one’s relatives can make them feel stable no matter where they are, which is the highest state of filial piety.

9. Treat your parents how you want your children to treat you. ——Isocrates.

10. If you value your property more than your parents, you will not be a good son. ——Zhu Bailu

Explanation: Children who value assets and wealth, treat their parents lightly, and are not considered human beings.

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Poems and essays about filial piety to parents:

1. "The Wandering Son's Song" - Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty

The thread in the hands of a loving mother , wanderer's shirt.

Before leaving, I am worried that I will return later.

Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring.

Translation: A loving mother uses the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her son who is traveling far away. Before leaving, I sewed it stitch by stitch, fearing that my son would come back late and the clothes would be damaged. Who dares to say that children with filial piety as weak as Xiaocao can repay the kindness of Chunhui Puze?

2. "Moxuan Picture No. 1" - Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty

The bright daylily flowers grow under the North Hall.

The south wind blows his heart, shaking it for whom?

A loving mother leans on her door with love, but a wanderer’s journey is painful.

Every day the sweet message is sparse, and the sound is blocked every day.

Looking up at the cloud forest, I feel ashamed to hear the words of the wise bird.

Translation: The brilliant day lily flowers grow under the Beitang. The south wind is blowing the day lily, and for whom is it swaying to reveal its fragrance? The kind mother leans against the door and looks forward to her child, but the wanderer on a long journey is so miserable!

The support for parents is becoming estranged every day, and the news of the children cannot be reached every day. Looking up at a cloud forest, I heard the cry of the wise bird and felt ashamed to miss her.

3. "Thinking of My Mother" - Song Dynasty and Gong

The frost wiped out the reed flowers and made the clothes wet with tears, and the old man no longer leaned on the firewood leaf.

During the yellow plum rain in May last year, Zeng Dian returned home from shopping for rice.

Translation: Seeing the autumn frost blowing the reed flowers all over the sky, I shed tears of sadness. My old mother with white hair will never come to the door to lean on the chaimen to look forward to me and visit me again. Me. During the plum rainy season in May last year, the family's food supply ran out and I had nothing to live on, so I had to pawn my cassocks and buy rice to go home and support my elderly mother.

4. "Jiang's Mother" - Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty

Jiang's mother left a white gauze in the ditch.

When I heard about Du Yu in the bright moon, the north and the south were always concerned.

Translation: After bringing my mother to Yangzhou, I settled down in a place that could be covered by temporary white linen cloth. When I hear the sound of cuckoos on a full moon night, I think of my son who is away from home. Although the north and south are separated, I still miss him deeply.

5. "Sending Mother Back to Hometown" - Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty

I stopped and stared blankly, making me a prisoner of Chu.

Sentimentality arose from it, and tears choked my throat.

My loving mother Fang is seriously ill and wants to see a famous doctor.

I am in a hurry to pick up the car, but the sky will not spare me.

There is nothing to be repaid for maternal love, and there is nothing more to ask for in life.

Translation: Because I was going to Heliang to make a living, I lifted up the curtains and reluctantly said goodbye to my elderly mother. When I saw the gray-haired old mother, I couldn’t help but shed tears, and the tears dried up. . On this windy and snowy night, I couldn't fulfill my filial piety by my mother's side but had to hide behind my mother's door and walk away miserably. I couldn't help but sigh: What's the use of raising a son? It's better not to have one.