What's the difference between ancient people's view of loyalty and modern people's view of loyalty?

Ceng Zi said: "The master's way is loyalty and forgiveness." Ceng Zi summarized Confucius' benevolence as "loyalty and forgiveness". Shuowen: "Loyalty and forgiveness. Dedicated and loyal. " Zhu Dui said, "Do your best to serve the country with loyalty.". The basic meaning of "loyalty" is to do one's best and distinguish between public and private. Loyalty is a traditional virtue with universal significance, but it has been criticized for a long time. Loyalty as a moral requirement is equivalent to "folly, loyalty and filial piety" in feudal society. In fact, the ignorance of loyalty and filial piety is just that the feudal emperors developed "loyalty" to the extreme in order to consolidate their rule, making personal virtue a tool to maintain feudal rule. Some people think that "loyalty" is a virtue in ancient times, but it has become a backward concept that hinders social development in modern times. Is that really the case? Look at our close neighbor Japan. After Confucianism was introduced into Japan, "loyalty" was regarded as the supreme virtue, which evolved into obedience and loyalty to the monarch and the country in Japan and became the moral pillar of the Japanese nation. The Japanese people are loyal to the emperor and the country. For this reason, they do not hesitate to sacrifice their daily lives and are always ready to die for their country. Because Japanese Confucianism emphasizes loyalty and advocates obedience and loyalty to its master, it combines loyalty with filial piety and mourning to form a trinity of values. It plays a role in regulating the hierarchical relationship within society based on authority, blood relationship and age, and also constitutes the uniqueness of Japanese educational goals. Modern Japan, like China, faced the crisis of internal troubles and foreign invasion, but it was able to get rid of the crisis and become a world power. The key lies in the emergence of a large number of elites in Japan who are loyal to the country and plead for the people. The spirit of "Bushido" with "loyalty" as the first virtue has become the spiritual driving force for Japan's prosperity.

We abandoned the loyalty thought of Confucianism. As modern people, of course, we should abandon the feudal ignorance of loyalty and filial piety, but loyalty to the motherland, the people, the cause and the duties is still a virtue that every citizen should possess. "Loyalty" can be divided into two levels in modern society. One is loyalty to the country and the people, which is the obligation and responsibility of every citizen. The second is to be loyal to your career and responsibilities, which is an essential ethics for every professional. From a sociological point of view, entrepreneurs and intellectual elites should first assume the responsibility of development. Modern people should do their best to do their own business, provide better welfare for employees, provide better services for the masses, create more employment opportunities for the masses, produce more wealth for the society, invent more world-leading technologies for the country, and create more internationally competitive national industries for the nation. Development, personal career development, social progress and national prosperity are the first virtues of modern people.

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