What traditional virtues can be creatively transformed into today's use?

The basic moral concepts and norms of the Chinese nation can be summarized by the five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, especially "benevolence" Confucius defined "benevolence" as "love". Confucius inherited the humanitarian tradition since the Duke of Zhou, not only opposed human sacrifice, but even expressed disgust at using clay figurines to be buried like people. Once after retiring from Korea, Confucius heard that the stables were burned down. He asked first: "Does it hurt people? Mo Wen horse. " Confucius cares about people, not horses (and the property represented by horses). The people he cares about include ordinary workers who raise horses. Love, sympathy and care for people, including love, sympathy and care for the lower classes, are the moral norms of any era and society.

The other side of the connotation of benevolence is forgiveness: what you don't want will never be imposed on others. For example, I don't want others to humiliate myself, so I will never humiliate others. Respecting others is the premise for others to respect themselves. What is emphasized here is an inclusive spirit and the rationality of communication, which is very needed in modern society. In fact, these moral concepts are still the beliefs of people's life in modern society. When I was a child, I often heard the old people at home say that "people should be loyal, the fire should be hollow", "care about others" and "you can't lose people if you weigh them".

Chen Lai: The traditional culture of China, especially the Confucian culture, attaches great importance to people's moral quality, the cultivation of virtue and the promotion of personality. Confucius said that "those who listen to the Tao die in the evening", and the pursuit of truth and morality is more important than life and death. Confucius said, "Kill one's life to become a human being" and Mencius said, "Give up one's life for righteousness". Both of them think that the persistence of moral belief is not affected by material conditions. This kind of thought has created an atmosphere of respecting morality and emphasizing righteousness in society.

Mencius put forward that "wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent", encouraging people to pursue firm and independent personal dignity, free from the corrosion of any wealth and the threat of any external force. Under the influence of this spirit, Confucianism has always emphasized the distinction between righteousness and benefit, advocated understanding and abstinence, and people's "morality" and self-cultivation have always been valued. In the long-term development of China's culture, a traditional virtue system has been formed, with the emphasis on propriety, justice, honesty and shame, and the pursuit of benevolence, filial piety, loyalty and honesty as the core. This spiritual pursuit, through the "ceremony" of the ancient civilization standard system, formed the social fashion of "the state of ceremony and righteousness" in China. Today, building socialist core values and cultivating a good social moral atmosphere are important resources.