The original text and translation of Confucius's discussion on filial piety is as follows:

1. Original text: The original text of Confucius' discussion on filial piety is: "A man is also filial to his younger brother, but he who likes to offend his superiors is rare; he who does not like to offend his superiors is rare. , but those who like to cause trouble are not there. A gentleman should be filial to his brothers. Is this the basic principle of being a man? People who obey their elders but like to offend the rulers above are rare; people who don't like to offend the rulers above but like to rebel are rare. That’s it. Being filial to your parents and obeying your elders is the foundation of benevolence!”

In this passage, Confucius emphasized the importance of being filial to your parents and obedient to your elders, believing that this is the foundation of being a human being. At the same time, he also opposed those who liked to offend the upper class rulers or rebel. Filial piety means that Dong Yong sold his body to bury his father, it means that the yellow incense fan is pillowed on the warm mat, it means that Meng Zong cries and the bamboo shoots grow, and filial piety means that filial sons take their parents seriously.

Filial piety originated from the ancient Chinese patriarchal system. It emphasizes family harmony, respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and emphasizing the giving of love. Filial piety is a word that brings joy to the ears, warmth to the eyes, and goes deep into the bones. It is a virtue that warms the heart. At any time, in various forms, it expresses respect and care for the elders, and guidance and dedication to the younger generations.

Main influence

Confucius constructed a complete ideological system of "morality": advocating the virtues and virtues of "benevolence and propriety" at the individual level. The moral and moral ideological system is based on the theory of human nature and goodness ("one yin and one yang are called Tao, followed by goodness, and completed by nature"), with the purpose of establishing human poles ("the way of three poles"), and based on The way of humanity intersects with the way of heaven and earth, and the moderation of humanity turns into a complete ideological system of methodology in due course.

Confucius founded a moral theory centered on benevolence. He himself was also a very kind person, compassionate, helpful, sincere and generous to others. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", "The beauty of a gentleman is the evil of being a gentleman", "Be kind to yourself and blame others less", etc., are all his principles of life.