A story about the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation

China Traditional virtue story: Modesty and Politeness

China is called "the state of etiquette". As a specific behavior, "courtesy" refers to the civilized behavior when people treat people, which is now called politeness. The essence of politeness is to show respect and friendliness to others. This psychological need is beyond the times and eternal. However, if a person only knows the form of politeness and has no humility, then he will not really know politeness. Humility is also the expression of modesty and equality, and it is an important connotation of politeness. Modesty and courtesy contain the pride of our ancestors in natural culture, which is one of the fundamental characteristics of China people becoming China people.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and his students traveled around the world to publicize their political opinions.

One day, they drove to the state of Jin. A child was playing with rubble tiles in the middle of the road, blocking their way. Confucius said, "You shouldn't play in the middle of the road and block our car!" " "The child pointed to the ground and said," Grandpa, what do you think this is? "At first glance, Confucius saw a city made of rubble bricks. The child added, "Do you think the city should give way to the car or the car should give way to the city?" Confucius was puzzled. Confucius thought the boy was very polite and asked, "What's your name? How old are you? The child said, "My name is Xiang Tuo, and I am 7 years old this year!" ! Confucius said to his students, "Xiang Tuo learned manners at the age of seven. He can be my teacher! "