Where does the saying "Do your filial duty before you die, don't wait for your old man to cry in his grave" come from?

"Do your filial piety before you die, don't wait for others to get old and cry in empty graves" is from the Hakka people of Ninghua.

The Hakka people are a distinctive Hakka ethnic group that originated in the central plains of China and migrated southward five times, forming a distinctive Hakka folklore in the southern provinces.

The Hakka people emphasize courtesy, respect for the old and love for the young, and the order of elders and children. Elderly people are also disciplined and exemplary. As the saying goes, "If you don't respect the elderly, you will teach your children and grandchildren". Eating at home, the elders are seated, banquet seating arrangement has strict rules, if the arrangement (commonly known as "detention seat") is not good, the guests can leave the table and go, the host has to apologize, to be retained. Relatives according to blood affinity, Ninghua to uncle (maternal uncle) for the largest, said: "on the Lei Gong, under the uncle"; friends to the depth of friendship or age size row; the same clan is the size of the row according to the generation, the same generation, depending on the age. The upper generation to talk, the lower generation shall not say much to interrupt, the proverbial cloud: "adults talk about things, the fine people hold down the ear".

History for the "Hakka spirit" made the following summary: patriotism and love for the people, anti-oppression and anti-aggression: hard-working, hard work, pioneering; courageous and fearless, rich in the spirit of the revolution: sincere unity and respect for the ancestors and the clan; not overbearing, not inferior, treating people as equals. All these advantages are also covered in the Chinese nation, the so-called "Hakka spirit", in fact, is the interpretation of the "Chinese spirit".