Nurture the righteousness of my family and support the spiritual backbone of the country

Mencius said: "I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit." I want to say: "We should raise our family's moral integrity and support the spiritual backbone of our country."

Family tradition is the voice of the elderly to their children, and the words and deeds of parents.

“Eat without talking, sleep without talking.” The solemnity during the meal is the piety and quietness of the family; the gossip after the meal is the harmony of relatives and friends. "Don't squint your eyes and don't listen wrongly" is the observance of etiquette and respect for others. "One porridge and one meal, remember that it is hard-earned" is the cherishment of food and the emphasis on labor... As time goes by, the scene of night chats around the fire may no longer exist, but the family tradition and family motto have long been internalized into what we practice. A gift to others.

Family tradition is a guide for the fathers who are in business and career, and shines with the light of philosophy.

Liang Qichao adhered to the family tradition of the past dynasties, "refining what he already has and making something new, picking up what he doesn't have and making something new", creating a good story of "three academicians in one discipline, nine sons are all talented" . The Qian family of Wuyue inherited the rigorous and generous family motto of their ancestors, and eventually became a rare thing like "a prestigious family for thousands of years, the first family in Zhejiang and Zhejiang". "Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small", this is the mantra taught by Liu Bei to his children before his death; "Always think about it when you are prosperous and think about it when you are in bad times, and think about the difficulties when you are in power", this is Zeng Guofan's teaching to his descendants after half a lifetime of officialdom and ups and downs... …Throughout the ages, the good deeds and words passed down from generation to generation are a condensed way of life, integrated into the river of Chinese civilization of five thousand years.

Our ancestors worked hard to create the family tradition, our fathers worked diligently and thriftily to practice the family motto, and our generation should highlight the family tradition. Re-examine it and you will find that there are secrets hidden in the concise sentences. Social etiquette is gentle and elegant teaching; advocating Confucianism and teaching is the ancestor's hope for the integration of humanities and businessmen of future generations; thinking about ups and downs is not only to preserve temporary glory, but also to permeate the diligent character and plant a heart that will not only think about forever. Young at heart...

In the new era, the scope of family tradition is not limited to a family, but can be extended to a group as a norm to spur oneself and others. When I first came to Nanjing to study, I felt the academy culture accumulated over 138 years. There is the sincere teaching of Mr. Shen Peng and Gu Mingyuan, and there is the elegant temperament like orchids and chrysanthemums that Nanjing people have adhered to for generations. "Loyalty, Forgiveness, Diligence and Thrift" is our school motto and the unique "family tradition" of our Nanjing students.

There is a saying in "The Great Learning": "If a family is benevolent, a country will thrive; if a family makes concessions, a country will prosper; if one person is greedy and violent, a country will cause chaos." The family is the smallest country, and the country is the largest country. The style is reflected in every ordinary and extraordinary individual, externally as the temperament of the times, and internally as personal qualities. "Patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness" are benevolent family traditions, and the eight etiquette and four rituals are etiquette family traditions... inherit the tradition and bring forth the new. Contemporary youth should wave the banner of family style and national style and keep running.

We should keep in mind our original aspirations, keep sounding the horn, nourish our family's moral integrity, and support the spiritual backbone of our country.