What are the dross in China's traditional culture?

In the traditional culture of China, there is a very famous book which records filial piety, that is, Twenty-four Filial Pieties. In ancient times, almost every dynasty declared that filial piety ruled the world, so those who were very filial often became role models of the times and became teaching materials for rulers to publicize official enlightenment. Twenty-four Filial Piety records twenty-four modes of filial piety.

/4b 90 f 603738 da 977 EC 8 b 94 e 3 bb 5 1f 8 1987 18e 356？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85 In these twenty-four filial piety, many great figures appeared. For example, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty was a good emperor who initiated the rule of Wenjing, and he was very filial. His mother, Empress Dowager Bo, was ill for three years. As an emperor, Emperor Wen of Han often kept his clothes on and guarded his mother day and night. Every time I make soup, I try it myself before giving it to my mother. The name of this story in Twenty-four Filial Pieties is "Taste soup and medicine".

Another example is Huang Tingjian, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. His story is called "the pro-drowning device". Although Huang Tingjian has occupied a high position, his filial piety to his mother has not changed. He washes the bedpan for his mother every day and never complains. Huang Tingjian's story is also the shortest among the 24 filial piety, with only one sentence: "Song and Huang Tingjian, in the symbol of Yuan Dynasty, are teachers and filial piety. Although the body is expensive, it is sincere to the mother. Every night, I personally wash my mother's drowning device, and I have never been absent. "

/a08b 87d 6277 f 9 e 2 Fe 2430 fc 0 1430 e 924 b 999 f 380？ X-BCE-process = image/resize, m _ lfit, w _ 450, h _ 600, limit _ 1/quality, q _ 85, the story of filial piety is different, but it is the same. However, if you think the story of twenty-four filial piety is so touching, you are wrong. Among these twenty-four dutiful sons, there is such a person. What he did was filial, but it was not touching. When reading this story, Mr. Lu Xun also criticized it. What exactly is this story about?

The hero of this story is Guo Ju, a man of A Jin dynasty. The Guo family was originally a well-off family with a lot of money. Later, Guo Ju's father died. If in most families, several children will start to compete for property, it is normal to break away from family ties. However, the Guo family is not. As the eldest son, Guo Ju offered not to pay a penny, and gave the generous family fortune to his two younger brothers, while Guo Ju chose to support his elderly mother alone.

However, after a long time, family expenses could not hold on, and Guo Jujia began to fall into economic crisis. Guo Ju and his wife have a son. According to statistics, a child needs to spend at least100000 yuan to support, while Guo Ju has only a little income to support the elderly. At that time, Guo Ju and his wife discussed one thing. Guo Ju said, "If we raise this child, it will inevitably affect the mother. Does our family have that much money? "

Guo Ju's wife said, "What do you think?"

Guo Ju answered a sentence that made your jaw drop. Guo Ju said, "A son can be reborn, but his mother can't be resurrected after she dies. We might as well bury our son, save some money to eat and support our mother. "

The most surprising thing is that Guo Ju's wife agreed.

Without the consent of their son, the two made such a decision, and then began to dig a hole and prepare to bury their son. I dug two feet and suddenly dug up a pot of gold. Guo Ju picked up the gold and found that there was a sentence written on it: "Guo Ju is a godsend, and officials can't take it, and the people can't take it."

When Guo Ju saw the gold, he was very excited: Isn't he rich now? Can't mother and son support each other? Guo Ju thanked God for the gift and brought her son back. Mother and son raised him together.

/7af 40 ad 162 d9f 2d 3 a 3673627 a2 EC 8 a 136227 cc 80？ X-BCE-process = image/resize，m _ lfit，w _ 450，h _ 600，limit _ 1/quality，q _ 85。 The story is called "Burying a Child for Mother". Although this story ended with the appearance of BOSS saving the world and a happy ending, when I first saw this story, I was not touched by Guo Ju's filial piety at all, but felt a little queasy.

Mr. Lu Xun said: "I was really worried about this child at first, and I didn't feel relaxed until I dug up a bucket of gold." However, I am not only afraid of being a dutiful son myself, but also afraid of my father being a dutiful son. "

Mr Lu Xun is still very humorous. Now every one of us who is still alive should thank his father for not being so filial, otherwise we will have nothing. Guo Ju also has to thank his father. If his father had buried him filial piety, he wouldn't have a chance to go to history books.

What Guo Ju did showed that he was very filial, but he violated something more important than filial piety, that is, humanity and respect for life. To put it bluntly, it is inhuman to kill a child in order to adopt a mother, and it is also a manifestation of men's incompetence. To put it bluntly, every life is equal, and no one or any collective can deprive a life for any reason. This is a universal value applicable to all mankind. One of the most basic universal values is human rights, and the most basic human right is the right to life.

However, under the guidance of the theory of three cardinal guides and five permanent members, many people's lives have no weight and often become victims of power. China's human relations are monarch, father and son, husband and wife, and the former has the right to dominate the latter. No one in history has counted how many ministers you killed, which is normal. You told me to die, and I had to die. But if I kill you, I will immediately become a rebel, a kingslayer, and the guilt will follow.

Guo Ju is the father who killed his son. Many people will even feel nothing after reading this story, and even feel filial. However, if Guo Ju chooses to kill his mother and support his son, it will be an eternal shame.

Twenty-four Filial Pieties is a classic book in our China culture, which is especially suitable for children to read and cultivate their filial piety. But the problem is that Guo Ju's story is not earth-shattering, it has been earth-shattering. Twenty-four Filial Pieties was originally a classic work to promote China culture. Children can cultivate their filial piety by reading it, but what will children think after reading this story about Guo Ju? Is this filial piety or killing the heart?

Actually, to be honest, I don't quite believe this story is true either. Everyone says they are sorry for their parents all over the world. How can there be such parents? I was thinking, is there anything strange in this? Maybe Guo Ju found out that this son is not his own one day, and then found an excuse to support his mother to kill his son to vent his anger? It's not that I have a big brain hole, but that this story is terrible.

There are many good things worth studying in China traditional culture, but there are also some dross that must be thrown away. That's how Zhi Min was led to stupidity. Let's look at those officials in history who ignored human life, or those idiots who resist Japanese goods and hit people with U-locks now. What is the essential difference between them and Guo Ju? Respect for life is the most lacking in China's traditional culture, and what China people need to learn most now.