Filial Piety

"The Classic of Filial Piety" is an important guiding text for ancient Chinese people to standardize their words and deeds. That is, filial piety is the foundation of morality. People should treat others with the same piety as serving their parents. Only in this way can society form a harmonious order and good atmosphere, which is convenient for the emperor to rule. Therefore, the content of "The Book of Filial Piety" covers a wide range, starting with serving the emperor, and extending to various social classes such as princes, officials, and scholars. It is divided into chapters such as Sancai, Xiaozhi, and Shengzhi. Its purpose is to establish and strengthen a stable social hierarchical structure with orderly hierarchy and distinction between superior and inferior by establishing behavioral norms that everyone can follow.

"The Classic of Filial Piety" is a book that contains the essence of traditional Chinese culture. It emphasizes the importance of filial piety and believes that filial piety is the foundation of human beings and can not only regulate personal behavior but also influence social order. Some of the views in the book, such as "The ultimate in filial piety and brotherhood" can "connect with the gods and shine in the world." Although they have a certain ideal color, they also let us see the high regard for filial piety in traditional culture. Whether you are interested in Chinese culture or not, reading this book can bring you some thoughts about family, morality and society.

Treating parents with filial piety is a requirement of our traditional thought and culture. In ancient times, we believed that only if a person behaves filially to his parents, he will not do anything harmful to nature, will be very friendly to relatives, friends, and neighbors, will not bully his superiors, and will be a very loyal and kind-hearted good person. Only by fulfilling our responsibilities in our own i-family can we become a capital person in society.

Confucius's "The Last Words of the Ten Disciples" is one of the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism. This book focuses on filial piety and explains the important significance of "filial piety" in society and interpersonal relationships. Some of the sentences in the book are already familiar, such as "There is nothing more important than filial piety", "The hearts of parents in the world are pitiful", "Parents who are affected by their body and skin" and so on. The book links filial piety to relatives and loyalty to the emperor, develops Confucian ethical thought, and believes that "loyalty" is the development and expansion of "filial piety". I benefited a lot from reading it.

This book focuses on filial piety and explains and summarizes Confucian ethical thoughts in a relatively concentrated and vivid manner. The book mentions that "filial piety" is a norm set by heaven. "A husband's filial piety is the scripture of heaven, the righteousness of earth, and the conduct of man." The book points out that filial piety is the foundation of all virtues. "There is nothing greater than filial piety in human conduct." The king can use filial piety to govern the country, and the subjects can use filial piety to maintain their integrity and family, and maintain their rank and salary. "The ultimate in filial piety and brotherhood" can "reach the gods, shine in the world, and reach everything."

We are taught to be filial to our parents and elders. Every chapter talks about being filial. Yes, your body, hair, and skin are what you receive from your parents, so be filial to your parents.

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