Why should we honor our parents?

Why should we honor our parents?

In fact, this question shouldn't be a problem.

I think: 1. It has always been said that our "body, hair and skin are shaped by our parents". Parents are the source of our lives. Honoring our parents is a matter of course; ethically speaking, the relationship between children and parents is the most important thing.

Beloved family affection and honoring parents are the foundation of life.

Let me ask: a person who is not even filial to his parents, who can he maintain true love with?

Who can believe a person who is not filial to his parents?

As the saying goes: "Sheep have the kindness of kneeling to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back." It means: "The lamb has the kindness of kneeling down to receive breast milk, and the little crow has the kindness of feeding the mother crow." Animals all have feelings for their mothers.

With this kind of kindness, we humans should understand why we should honor our parents.

2. “Filial piety comes first among all good deeds”. Honoring parents is one of the core values ??of Chinese traditional culture.

Filial piety, filial piety, and filial piety are the bonds that maintain the stability of the traditional social ethical order.

For thousands of years, ancient sages such as Confucius and Mencius have systematically and comprehensively discussed filial piety, such as The Analects of Confucius and The Classic of Filial Piety.

Ancient Chinese literary works also contain many famous literary chapters and poems describing "filial piety". A large number of touching stories about filial piety and filial piety aphorisms are still being recited today.

Filial piety has always existed in the Chinese people's spirit and daily life, shaping the unique spiritual outlook of Chinese society.

3. Filial piety is the foundation of morality.

The ideal of life pursued by Confucian culture is "pacifying the world", and "pacifying the world" should put virtue first.

"Government based on virtue" is the Confucian principle of governing the country, and starting with filial piety is a method of advocating virtue governance.

Ancient emperors "ruled the world with filial piety." For the appointment and assessment of officials, filial piety was ranked ahead of talent. "Loyal ministers must come from the gate of filial sons." For example, "promoting filial piety and integrity" is a way to select officials.

The "country" and "family" of a country are two aspects of the same body. Only when there is a country, there is a family.

The ancients attached great importance to the role of the family and believed that to manage a country well, we must first start with family and family governance.

If a person can truly love his parents and family, and if he has good family ethics and family tradition, he must be a person who is responsible for society and loyal to the country as an official.

The ancients elevated filial piety to the level of governance, and formulated corresponding etiquette systems and legal measures to regulate people's daily behaviors with filial piety.

The emperor governs the world with filial piety, and officials and people run their families with filial piety. "Filial piety" should "start with serving relatives, serve the king, and finally establish oneself." These concepts and measures have played a positive role in maintaining traditional social ethics and social order.

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4. Honoring parents is a principle and code of conduct generally recognized by Chinese people; the culture of filial piety embodies the psychological emotions, core values ??and eternal humanistic spirit of the Chinese nation.

With the development of society, we should continue to explore the value of filial piety culture and give it the spirit of the times.

The word "filial piety" cannot be separated from the upper and lower parts.

People are children first and then parents. Therefore, if you want to be a good parent to your children, you must first be a good son or daughter who respects your parents.

Honoring parents should be done from generation to generation.

Moral education should start with children loving and respecting their parents.

No matter when, the filial piety culture of respecting, loving and caring for the elderly will never go out of style.

The role of filial piety in educating society still has important practical significance for us to build a harmonious society today.

Author: Yao Jiusi, founder of buds, Forbes "China's 30 Elites Under 30", Davos Forum Global Outstanding Youth, graduated from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in the United States.