What are the outstanding moral traditions of the Chinese nation?

On "Filial Piety, Faith, Courtesy, Integrity and Shame" in Li Zhixian Wen

20 17-09- 10 12:06

"Filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness and shame." Now many young parents lament that they are confused about this "eight virtues", but how can we educate our children in this respect?

"Faith", faith-honesty, no cheating. Among the eight virtues, the virtue of "faithfulness" can be said to be the most popular virtue at present, so there are many famous sayings about "honesty and trustworthiness" which reflect that people should keep their promises at present. I believe that most young parents still understand what this means. Everyone knows this virtue, so I won't elaborate on it for the time being today. What I just told you is in Qide!

To state, I can only talk about the present significance of these seven virtues with my own feelings, which may be a little different from its original meaning, because I have been committed to the study of modern virtue thought in recent years. I'm not sure about its ancient meaning, except that many of its concepts are unacceptable to people today. So I want to know the forgotten seven virtues again with you.

Filial piety-be conscientious and obedient to parents. Everyone knows this meaning. At present, people's filial piety is extremely weak, because most of the classic discourses about filial piety have been handed down from ancient times, and rarely reflect how to perform filial piety at present.

Let's present the Book of Filial Piety, a book full of wisdom and wisdom, so that more people can understand what "filial piety" is.

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filial piety/mourning

Ten thousand classics, filial piety comes first. As children, we should try our best not to let our relatives feel cold, troubled, afraid, depressed and unspeakable regret. Parents are good at what they do, and parents hate what they do. Pro-abolition is wrong, but pro-abolition is also wrong.

Don't teach your parents to suffer, and don't teach them to worry. I hope I am wronged and don't let my parents suffer. Parents are not disobedient, tell them to keep their words in mind, dare not answer their phone slowly, sincerely respect and smile. Always be considerate of your parents' wishes and don't teach them to care. We should discuss major issues and minor issues to reassure parents.

Parents are kind to ocean deep, so it is not easy to have children. Old and exhausted, children should be filial. Don't be trapped in food, clothing, housing and transportation, always ask about your physical condition. Parents should try their best to provide what they need and should not be mean to their parents. Husband and wife love their parents deeply, and should not spoil their wives or abuse the elderly.

Deep in the ocean, a calf has a mountain of nurturing grace. Don't always feel that you are a child and everything is justified; Don't turn a blind eye to the hardships of your loved ones. The son of man is getting older every day, and his parents are getting older every year. Filial piety must be done at once, and cannot wait.

Move a chair to rest relatives and pour them a glass of water; Speak sincere and warm words, listen to them, relieve their fatigue and drive away their heart disease. Filial piety is actually very simple. To ask how to treat filial piety, filial piety is not just food and clothing; Filial piety is not to teach parents to be angry, but to love, respect and be filial.

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Let's talk about the meaning of "Xi", that is, don't bully the small with the big, but respect the elders or brothers. Indeed, this "virtue" is the most unfamiliar to people today, and many people don't even know the word. Generally, the word "filial piety" and "filial piety" are combined to show filial piety to one's brother. Perhaps this meaning is even stranger or inapplicable to one or two children in today's family. Because there was no family planning in the past and there were many brothers and sisters in the family, there was a saying that "the eldest brother was the father and the eldest sister was the mother". Because the parents are old, the youngest brother or sister is taken over by his brother and sister-in-law. Therefore, the significance of "Dede" at present is to respect the old and love the young and unite brothers and sisters. It can also be extended to respect leaders and unite and love colleagues. Because in the big family of the company, leaders are like brothers and colleagues are like brothers and sisters. However, the meaning of "virtue" and "respect for elders" is now endowed with "virtue". Just give an example! If a child doesn't respect his elders, more of us will only call the child "rude" rather than "innocent", right?

Keep saying "Lian"! Cheap-means not corrupt. At present, many people ignore it. This does not mean that an official is unfair and corrupt, but lacks integrity. In fact, especially for a student who has not yet entered the society, if he has bad habits such as laziness, taking advantage of petty gain, evil thoughts and dishonesty. He also neglected the cultivation of honesty.

Let's talk about "ceremony" again! Ceremony, in ancient times, refers to the meaning of etiquette, because in ancient times, there were many etiquette, and there were always these rules and regulations, which made people unable to let go of their hands and feet, and they could only be content with the status quo and lacked fighting spirit. There are also unequal people, whether they are masters or servants. Nowadays, the constraints of feudal ethics and human inequality no longer exist. These have been kicked out of the scope of "virtue". So now we let go of our hands and feet and live as we please. The virtue of "courtesy" means that a person should be polite, kind and humble, and also "respect the elderly" from the virtue of "courtesy".

Then talk about "shame" virtue. As the name implies, a person should feel ashamed. "Shame" in ancient times more refers to a person who did something that violated etiquette. Such a performance is considered a shame by people. Feudal etiquette has been lifted today. Many behaviors of our people today were considered a disgrace in ancient times. In fact, this is not a shame, but the progress of our mankind. After all, the thoughts of the ancients were backward. "Shame" actually refers to a person's "self-esteem", because people with self-esteem know shame. On the basis of self-esteem, in fact, a person's learning spirit also belongs to the category of "shame" Because a person who doesn't like learning doesn't care about self-esteem and doesn't know shame.

Let's talk about the meaning of "loyalty". In the past, it meant loyalty to the monarch and the monarch. But now that everyone is equal, who can you be loyal to? Of course, the clock has passed, that's for sure. But at present, people are more concerned about being loyal to their work. In other words, responsibility and willingness to take responsibility are one of the contemporary representative thoughts of "loyalty and virtue". In fact, "loyalty" means sincerity and also belongs to "loyalty". As the saying goes, honesty is the most important virtue of people.

Finally, talk about "righteousness" and virtue. In ancient times, it was said that servants or ministers knew that the Lord was in trouble and would take the initiative to help. When the Lord is in danger, he will not hesitate to protect him. On the contrary, it will be considered as a meaningless person. But in today's society where everyone is equal, who will regard themselves as inferior? In fact, "righteousness" and "virtue" are just a word "grace". We usually do more good deeds to accumulate kindness, and at the same time, we should remember others' kindness to us, and we will have the opportunity to repay him later. As the saying goes, an ungrateful person is an ungrateful person. Everyone hates such people. When you encounter unfair things on the road, you will stand up and defend the bullied party. When one side is in trouble, you have the dedication to serve the people, sacrifice yourself and go to the disaster relief. When a person encounters difficulties, you have a feeling of helping others and helping him solve them. This all belongs to "righteousness".