Filial piety to the world is the foundation of human beings

"Filial piety to a husband is the foundation of virtue." This is the opening sentence of "The Classic of Filial Piety", one of the thirteen classics of Confucianism. For thousands of years, it has been the moral realm that traditional Chinese intellectuals have pursued throughout their lives.

“Filial piety and brotherhood are the first priority, and Taoism is the foundation.” It means that a person must respect his elders and love his brothers. What he advocates is the traditional Chinese culture of filial piety. "Mencius Teng Wen Gong Xia" said: "There are people here. When you enter, you will be filial, and when you go out, you will be brothers." That is, "If you are filial to your relatives, you will be respectful to your relatives when you go out. Companion means obedience." The "original meaning" of this wise article "It is the foundation of being a human being, and "Tao" is the principle of being a human being. It can be seen that the sage believes that the foundation of a person's life is filial piety.

"Disciples' Regulations" compiled by Qing Dynasty scholar Li Yuxiu has been an important reading book for enlightenment education for hundreds of years. In the first paragraph, he wrote, "Disciples' Regulations are the teachings of saints; the first is filial piety and brotherhood, the second is sincerity. Universal love If you have more time to spare, study literature." He put filial piety and brotherhood first, advocating that after practicing filial piety and brotherhood, he should pay attention to "faithfulness", "love" and "benevolence". Focus on "learning literature" again. As a classic work that has been circulated for a long time, "Disciples' Regulations" has a profound impact on the Chinese people. This is enough to show that the Chinese people recognize the culture of filial piety and brotherhood. Now it seems that it is also profound.

Mr. Sun Yat-sen once said: "The most civilized countries in the world today do not talk about the word 'filial piety' as well as China. Therefore, the word filial piety cannot be dispensed with. Being able to combine loyalty and filial piety If these two words are done well, the country will naturally be strong and prosperous."

Our ancestors attached great importance to filial piety, and there are countless articles and books about it. The famous "Book of Filial Piety" written by Zeng Zi during the Spring and Autumn Period had a profound influence and was listed as one of the traditional enlightenment readings and has been passed down through the ages. Chapter 18 of the Book of Filial Piety provides a comprehensive review of filial piety. It puts forward different requirements for emperors, princes, scholar-bureaucrats, common people and other classes of people. It also discusses how to practice filial piety on the rebirth and death of elders. discussed. The ancients valued filial piety not only on the material level, but also on the spiritual level. For example, when a parent dies, court officials must take paid leave to observe mourning for three years. After the period of observing filial piety, ordinary officials will be reinstated. If they do not take leave to observe filial piety, they will be criticized by the world. In terms of selecting talents, filial piety is also regarded as an important criterion. For example, in the Han Dynasty The system of "promoting filial piety and integrity" means that local officials recommend common people with outstanding filial piety to serve as officials. Therefore, even children from poor families may become court officials, thereby guiding people to respect and practice filial piety in terms of public opinion, system, role models, value orientation, etc. This shows how powerful it is. Therefore, filial piety has always been strong in ancient my country.

Filial piety is the essence of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, the core of Confucian ethical thought, the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, and the traditional virtue of being a human being. In the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Jujing compiled the stories of 24 ancient filial sons and compiled them into "Twenty-Four Filial Piety". Later printed editions were accompanied by pictures, commonly known as "Twenty-Four Filial Piety Pictures", and became a popular reading book for promoting filial piety among the people.

"Zeng Guang Xian Wen" says: If you love the sun to celebrate your joy, don't wait for Ding Lan to carve wood for sacrifice; to offer vertebrae to an ox as a sacrifice to a tomb is not as good as to catch a chicken or a dolphin to keep close relatives.

I have always admired the ancients for their emphasis on filial piety, but unfortunately the reality is a bit unsatisfactory.

There was once such an intriguing public service announcement: On a weekend, my parents cooked a lot of delicious food and waited for their children to come home for dinner. As a result, the children called home one by one to say that they were busy with work and study. She was busy with social activities and no one came home to eat with the old man. After answering the phone, the old mother looked confused and lost and couldn't help but said: "Busy! Busy! Busy!" The implication behind the words was, your wings have become stiff. Just be busy with your own affairs and forget about your parents' feelings.

In fact, our parents do not have high requirements for us. A phone call or a text message is very easy for us, but our parents will be moved for a long time.

I once read Bi Shumin's prose "Filial Piety is Priceless" and I had a lot of feelings about it.

She said, I believe that every sincere and honest child has made a wish of "filial piety" to his parents from the bottom of his heart. He believes that the future will be long, that things will come naturally, and that one day he will be successful and return to his hometown in glory. Be calm and filial.

It is a pity that people have forgotten, the cruelty of time, the shortness of life, the kindness that can never be repaid, and the vulnerability of life itself.

My parents left with deep concern for us. Our parents are gone, leaving us with a feeling that will never be repaid. You will never be able to express your filial piety.

There are some things that we cannot understand when we are young. When we understand, we are no longer young. Some things in the world can be made up for, and some things can never be made up for.

"Filial piety" is fleeting attachment, "filial piety" is happiness that cannot be reproduced. "Filial filial piety" is a past incident that resulted in eternal hatred. "Filial filial piety" is the chain at the junction of life and life. Once broken, it will never be connected.

However, all the sons and daughters of the world must hurry up! While your parents are still alive.