How to treat filial piety in traditional culture?

Filial piety, in the traditional culture of China, is not only a kind of daily ethical consciousness, norms and practice of "good parents", but in fact it is the core of Confucianism and the primary spirit of the whole China culture, with great influence and wide coverage. Filial piety is the core and primary concept in China traditional culture, which integrates morality, life and cosmology. Filial piety is the starting point of China's traditional ethical system, and it is the head of morality. It has far-reaching influence on contemporary China and has new characteristics of the times. In a sense, China traditional culture can be called filial piety culture; China's traditional society is based on filial piety, so filial piety is one of the main cultural phenomena that distinguish Chinese civilization from ancient Greek and Roman civilization and Indian civilization. Filial piety has a wide range of cultural significance in Chinese civilization. It is not only the ethical value and norm between parents and children, but also contains many cultural connotations such as religion, philosophy, politics, law, education, folk customs and art. It can be said that it is the core concept and primary cultural spirit of China culture, and it is one of the remarkable features of China culture. The general meaning of filial piety is to honor parents, and its specific content is clearly stated in the Confucian classic "The Book of Filial Piety": "If the body and skin are damaged, parents dare not harm them, and filial piety begins. Standing on the road, I will make a name for myself in later generations to show my parents that I am filial. " He also said, "The filial piety of a husband is the first for his relatives, the second for him, and finally established." How does a dutiful son treat his loved ones? "Living is respectful, raising is joyful, illness is worrying, mourning is sad, and sacrifice is strict." It is true that we should criticize and eliminate the "foolish loyalty" and "foolish filial piety" advocated by the feudal ruling class, which are characterized by hurting human nature, blind obedience and extreme inequality; However, the basic idea of filial piety to the elderly is an ethical norm accumulated by the Chinese nation through thousands of years of adjustment and harmonious family relations, and it is a traditional cultural spirit recognized by people in past dynasties, which still needs to be inherited and carried forward today. This is because filial piety is not only a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, but also an important content of modern civilization. It can not only promote the harmony and unity of the family, but also contribute to the stability of the society and the country, and make the social integrity rise. We should vigorously advocate the reasonable filial piety of filial piety to parents and respect elders; However, it is necessary to criticize and eliminate "foolish loyalty" and "foolish filial piety" characterized by hurting human nature, blind obedience and extreme inequality. In China culture, filial piety is a prominent feature of China's ethics. Although China culture is composed of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, its center is Confucianism, and benevolence is the main spirit of Confucianism, but the spirit of benevolence is entirely based on filial piety. Therefore, filial piety can also be said to be the core of China culture. Filial piety is a vertical chain that runs through heaven, earth, people, ancestors, fathers, self, children and grandchildren. Filial piety is the link and core of China's cultural logic network. Filial piety has always been the basic spirit of Confucian culture, even China culture, because it contains the Confucian tenet of pro-respect, respect and respect. Filial piety is one of the earliest ethical concepts and virtues in China culture. In the Zhou Dynasty, filial piety was the consciousness of the unity of religion and human nature, and it was a reverence for the ancestor Jing Zong. After further development, the humanistic ethical consciousness of "being kind to parents" has emerged. From the origin and development of filial piety itself, it is the concept of harmony between man and nature, which closely links heaven, ancestors and relatives. From the connotation of filial piety itself, it also combines the heaven of natural affection with the humanity of parent-child ethics. Filial piety is a vertical chain connecting the past, the present and the future in China culture. Therefore, filial piety consciousness is the core of the cohesion of the Chinese nation. Filial piety is the Yuan De of traditional ethics. Filial piety comes first. Filial piety is the starting point of China's traditional ethical system and the head of virtue. As the Book of Filial Piety says, "Zeng Zi said:' Dare to ask the virtue of a saint, isn't it beyond filial piety?' Confucius said:' The nature of heaven and earth, people are expensive, and people's trip is greater than filial piety. Filial piety is the ethical and spiritual basis of China's ancient politics. In the ancient traditional culture of China, filial piety is not only the basis of virtue, but also the spiritual basis of ancient political ethics. This is not only reflected in the writings and cultural concepts of thinkers, but also in the politics of ancient society. The reason why filial piety becomes benevolence lies in that filial piety is the ethical and spiritual basis for maintaining political and social stability in feudal society. Filial piety has a high social status in the traditional society of China. It is not only the cornerstone of traditional ethical culture, but also the cornerstone of the whole culture and social and political life. In a word, pan-filial piety is the status of filial piety in traditional society, but it is impossible for filial piety to continue to enjoy this status in contemporary society. It is only suitable for the traditional agricultural society where familism prevails, but not for the modern industrial and commercial society which advocates individual independence. Therefore, in terms of scope, filial piety can only be confined to the family; In essence, filial piety can only be limited to parents and children. In the process of constructing filial piety culture in contemporary society, it is very important to realize the creative transformation from traditional filial piety to modern new filial piety. So what are the characteristics of modern new filial piety compared with traditional filial piety? It can be summarized as: 1. Equality of personality. 2. Obligations are parallel and mutually beneficial. 3. Pay attention to emotions. 4. Emphasize self-discipline. In modern society, other filial piety has lost its original role and function. In modern society, individuals tend to be independent, and the cultivation of other filial piety is not easy to be accepted by children, and it is difficult to produce the expected results. It is wiser to use self-disciplined filial piety education instead. In this educational process, parents should give up cultivating children's blind obedience and external respect in an authoritative way, and teach children to understand the importance and significance of being kind to parents and others in a rational way, so as to learn the principle of filial piety in their own shoes. Such a principle of filial piety belongs to individuals, and it can automatically and spontaneously make filial piety that he thinks fit, without relying on external authority or norms. So this filial piety is self-discipline rather than heteronomy. In short, we should not only continue to carry forward the fine tradition of filial piety and respect for the elderly in China, but also absorb the reasonable factors that attach importance to intergenerational parent-child equality and establish and enjoy the "new filial piety" in our new era.