What is filial piety?

Filial piety is a traditional virtue of China, which represents the values of respecting the old and loving the young, respecting the old and loving the young, and family unity and harmony in China traditional culture.

Filial piety is a lofty sentiment and a people-oriented moral norm. The essence of filial piety is love, a deep love. The reason why filial piety is filial piety lies in its expression of both emotions and behaviors. People who can show filial piety need not only the ability of emotional expression, but also the power of behavioral practice.

Filial piety is an emotional exchange and overflow, and it is the maintenance and management of interpersonal relationships. Just like communicating with relatives and friends around us, words and deeds will affect our emotional communication with our families to a certain extent.

Filial piety is not only an emotion between people, but also an expression and inheritance of moral concepts. For the elders or grandparents in the family, the maintenance of filial piety must be regarded as a long-term project.

The specific performance of filial piety:

1, respect and love

An important aspect of filial piety is respect and care for elders and ancestors. In life, we can show some respect and care, for example, don't dismiss the old man to go to the park, don't make the old man's decision without authorization, and respect the old man's thoughts and wishes in life.

2, care and care

On the other hand, care and take care of elders and ancestors. For elders, we should pay attention to daily care, such as whether they are sick or not, whether they need spiritual care and so on. For the ancestors, we can do some daily nursing work, such as burning incense in Tomb-Sweeping Day, carrying water and adding soil to the ancestors.

3. Family reunion

In modern society, many families are separated because of work, study and other reasons, and it is difficult to be together. Therefore, filial piety to elders is not only a single extra effort and concern, but also an effective cultural practice, which gives families the opportunity to get together and enhance family cohesion and unity.