China is a historical country with a thousand years of civilization and a thousand years of feudal society. Chinese civilization has its essence and its dross, and only by removing the dross can its essence be carried forward. This is what Chairman Mao said: "We should use foreign materials to serve China and the past to serve the present." This is the same principle we are talking about now: "The ancestors must not be lost, and the great principles must be taught."
China's feudal society was centered on the family. Genealogy and family training are all for the development and inheritance of the family. However, family tradition and family motto are indeed related to the moral cultivation of everyone in modern society and play an important role in the character after growth. Therefore, we should vigorously promote and implement good family tradition. The family mottos and traditions we advocate in modern times should reflect values ??that are in line with modern civilized society and have traditional Chinese civilization.
My father was born in a wealthy family in Dangtu, Anhui Province. However, he grew up in an era of national crisis and national misfortune. He got involved in the revolutionary trend when he was in college. He met my mother in the anti-Japanese and national salvation team, and they got married together in the Jiangxi Red Army guerrillas. (Soon adapted into the New Fourth Army)
My family’s family motto is: no smoking, no drinking, no swearing; hardworking and frugal, no birthdays, no New Year’s money; patriotism, self-reliance, and self-improvement.
Inheriting family traditions and mottos to build a Chinese style
Every festive season, I miss my family more and more, and my eyes become hazy during the Qingming Festival. Six years ago, on the third day of the second lunar month, my mother left me. Forty-nine days later, my father left me with my mother. That spring, I lived a very difficult life. I always had no time to dry my tears and rushed to the next physical and mental event. A crackling roast. However, when I no longer have the opportunity to run around, worry, work, and relieve worries for my parents, I realize that seemingly suffering is the best gift from parents to their children. Mom and dad decorate every ordinary day into their own ordinary world, giving the family a simple family tradition of kindness and honesty, perseverance, diligence, tolerance and responsibility.
With ancient genes and through generations of hard work, a family has reached this day, and its excellence is self-evident. Having high hopes for future generations has always been the eternal responsibility of "this generation" of the Chinese nation. There are many sages and wise men in ancient and modern times at home and abroad who have thought about the culture of family tradition and motto. For example: "Yan Family Instructions" by Yan Zhitui in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Zhu Zi Family Instructions" by Zhu Yongchun in the Qing Dynasty, "Zeng Guofan Family Letters" in the Qing Dynasty, modern "Fu Lei Family Letters", etc. Our generation also has the obligation to continue to cultivate family traditions and family mottos that possess the excellent genes of the Chinese nation, integrate the excellent culture of the times, and are in line with future development.
The main building blocks of family tradition and motto are fathers and mothers. The patriarchal dominance of family tradition and family training in the agricultural era has been replaced by the reality of gender equality and parental establishment in the post-industrial era. Heaven and earth, heaven and earth, all perform their duties. The father is the sky, shouldering the responsibility of establishing family mottos, norms and principles, guiding children to be strong, brave, "moving heights" and specific life directions; the mother is the earth, the bearer of family tradition, influencing the "quiet depth" of children's perseverance, hard work, and pushing them towards their goals. Napoleon said: "The hand that moves the cradle is also the hand that moves the earth." Many mothers of the previous generation were illiterate, but why were they able to raise so many outstanding children? The secret is that they made the family happy with their hard work, perseverance, and good conduct. Standing on the foundation of female virtue, generosity and warmth.
The cultural basis of family tradition and motto - harmonious academic style. Everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious, and books will nourish the family tradition. The cohesion of a country, nation, and society is the calm temperament transformed by culture. Cultivating the long-lasting meaning of patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness, and pursuing truth, goodness, and beauty should become the core of family traditions and family mottos. These requirements for home software and hardware require the ability to build a cultural system and a positive motivation for growth. They require It determines the quality and temperament of the family and is related to the country and society. People often say that you can see the upbringing of your parents from your children; you can see your wife's diligence from your husband; you can see your husband's cultivation from your wife's face.
The behavioral development of family tradition and family training - rules and order. A parent who has no warning line is the depriver of his child's future. We often see young mothers holding their young children by the hand, climbing over isolation barriers on the highway, crossing the road without looking at traffic lights, and taking their children without queuing for buses. These small things will lay great hidden dangers for the children. When they grow up, they will not be able to abide by the law or moral red lines, nor will they be humble to others, nor will they respect their parents. They will only focus on their own convenience and maximization of interests