Filial Piety by Confucius

Introduction

The so-called "filial piety" is the Chinese traditional concept, which states “children should look after and obey their parents especially in their old age. Your parents are a fine tradition of the Chinese nation is back to nature, is not what the feudal. Our skin is governed by the parents, including hair in the body, our parents growing stipendiary hard feeding. Honoring the parent most simply, is to keeping parents with oneself, and showing gratitude for them as a reward of selfless dedication. There are even feelings of feeding the birds, so how can't they be for humans? Hence, honoring parents is the prime obligation of children.

Confucius said: "Parents fear for disease only in children." Confucius means "to make parents worry about the disease only for the children." So, in addition to parents worried about their children's diseases will, but another concern for parents, I am afraid that your words and deeds. So, the eyes of our parents at home at least should be a good obedient children, obey your parents mean to obey the teachings of parents. Grown onto the community, we will be responsible for what you say. At least parents cannot make things awkward and degrading to their ancestors, so that parent's face in the mass suppressed. Violating the law cannot make things better, so at home, parents fear about their children when they are outside home.

The most fundamental aspect of life is to support the parents in their old age, we must first ensure that the parents eat and wear. The real issue comes from the inside filial love, the language should be polite and behavior must be respectful. Zi Xia said: "The things parents can exhaust power" ("Analects"), we all should serve the parents with dedication.

Discussion

Often heard that "corrupt officials", "dude" in jail or on the scaffold, the deep sorrow to repentance, the most sorry for are the parents. Thought conscience, but still it is big and goes against the original. Just imagine, how many "corrupt officials" came to power, or fame, which is a not exhausted effort of their parents life? Perhaps only as a last gesture fills Swing, in addition to the non-filial piety can be expressed sympathy (Zurcher, 134).

Confucius was once asked: “what is the child of filial piety to him and he replied, those who do not go against etiquette in dealing with parents." Fan Chi asked: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "When your parents are alive, the children should serve them with courtesy; and when parents passed away, courtesy should be buried, according to etiquette memorial to them. Harsh feudal society, is dedicated care of their own and absolute obedience to parents. Also very complicated, we feudal drama, how wealthy serve and obey their parents, and where possible details of the reference parameter. But Confucius traveled and in answer to "What is filial piety", said: "now known as filial piety, is only able to provide the parents on the line. But is a dog, horse, can ...