First, let's think about some Chinese characters. One is the word "old" for the old man, and here is a knife. Replace that knife with a child's word. How would that word be pronounced? "Filial piety" is right, so filial piety means that children should put their parents at an appropriate height. Confucius said that "filial piety is the foundation of virtue", that is to say, filial piety is the foundation of virtue, and unfilial piety is the foundation of immorality or immorality! Confucius also said that "the filial piety of the husband, the classics of heaven, the meaning of the earth, and the trip of people" means that it is natural to be filial to the elderly, but in fact there is very little filial piety culture now! We have heard a lot, for example, some old people, although they don't lack status and money, and there are not a few children, all received higher education and got doctoral and master's degrees, but they all flew abroad and never came back, leaving the old couple alone at home. Look at me, and I will look at you. What's the use of complaining to each other for a while, having so many children and reading so many books? Then, the two sat opposite each other, "tears in their eyes, heartbroken people." As the days go by, the only good friend is the TV that accompanies them. There is also an old man we have heard of who died in front of the second son's house. Such a tragedy is really cold. When we are all accusing children of being unfilial, have we ever reflected on the root causes before such a tragedy and what went wrong? I think it may be that everyone was educated at home since childhood.
In fact, the special historical records about respecting the elderly can be traced back to more than two thousand years ago, among which Confucius advocated the most, and the word "filial piety" appeared 17 times in The Analects of Confucius. Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, said that he ruled the world with half of The Analects. Why can he rule the world? It is because of filial piety education that China culture continues to regard filial piety education as the best management method.
China's filial piety emphasizes that the first step for people who honor their parents is to love themselves. "The Book of Filial Piety" says: "Parents dare not hurt their flesh. Filial piety begins. " Our body hair and skin are given by our parents, and they are connected with our parents' hearts. Even the slightest injury will worry parents, so we must always pay attention to our own safety, prevent our bodies from being hurt for no reason, pay attention to our health and avoid being troubled by diseases, so that parents will not worry about us. It is the first step of filial piety to let parents live in peace of mind to repay the kindness of raising.
The second step should be to honor your parents. In Disciples' Rules, "Being filial is filial, being sincere is outgoing, being faithful is believing, loving people all the time, and being kind." It puts filial piety in the first place, which also shows that filial piety is our foundation. We in China stress filial piety. If we have no feelings for our parents, brothers, sisters and friends, we hope they love the world, the country and the society. That is an empty slogan, which is impossible. Said he really had love. He never even loved his parents, brothers, sisters and friends. How can he love the world, the country and the society? The happiness of life is that parents are still alive, there are parents and brothers and sisters around, which is the happiest, happiest and healthiest family, social, spiritual and psychological life in life. If everyone is like this, everyone is like this, and the world will be peaceful. Therefore, the reason why Confucianism advocates filial piety is to establish family health, social health and human health.
There is a story. One day, an old gentleman was asked which is more important, the sun or the moon. The old man thought for a long time and replied, "It's the moon, and the moon is more important." "Why?" "Because the moon shines at night, that's when we need light most, and it's bright enough during the day, but the sun shines at that time." You may laugh at the old man's confusion, but don't you think many people do the same? People who take care of you every day, you never feel anything, if strangers help you occasionally, you think others are good; Your parents and family have been paying for you, and you always take it for granted, and sometimes even get bored; Once an outsider has done something similar for you, you will be especially grateful. Isn't this as confused as "thank the moon and deny the sun"?
A girl had a big fight with her mother. She ran out of the door in anger and decided never to come back to this annoying home again! She has been wandering outside all day, grumbling with hunger, but she has no money, but she can't pull her face home for dinner. Until the evening, she came to a noodle restaurant and smelled the fragrance. She really wants to eat a bowl, but she has no money, so she can't stop swallowing. Suddenly, the noodle stall owner kindly asked, "Little girl, do you want to eat noodles?" She replied shyly, "Well! However, I have no money on me. " The boss laughed: "Haha, it doesn't matter, even if it's my treat today!" " The girl couldn't believe her ears. She sat down. After a while, the noodles came. She ate them with relish and said, "Boss, that's very kind of you!" " "The boss said," oh? What do you say? " The girl replied, "we don't know each other, but you are very kind to me." Unlike my mother, you don't understand my needs and thoughts at all. Really annoying! "The boss smiled again:" Haha, little girl, I just gave you a bowl of noodles. You are so grateful to me. Then your mother cooked for you for more than 20 years. Shouldn't you be more grateful to her? " After listening to the boss's words, the girl suddenly woke up from a big dream and burst into tears! She rushed home at once without eating the remaining half bowl of noodles. Just in the alley at the door of the house, the girl saw her mother from a distance, looked around anxiously at the door, and her hearts were immediately pulled together! The girl felt sorry a thousand times and ten thousand times and wanted to say to her mother. But before she could speak, she saw that her mother had come forward: "Oh, my God! Where have you been all day? I was so worried! Go home and wash your hands and eat. " That night, the girl deeply realized her mother's love for her. So many times in life, we are always like this. When the sun is always there, people forget the light it gives. When relatives are always there, people forget the warmth.
Filial piety has always been valued by people since ancient times. Confucius raised filial piety to the height of theory and passed it on to future generations. He believes that filial piety is the obligation of life, the core of ethics and morality, and the soul of self-cultivation, family harmony and world peace. Not only did the ancients value a person's virtue so much, but modern people also pay attention to a person's virtue cultivation and the cultivation of the next generation's "filial piety", and educate children to respect their elders and honor their parents from an early age. The word filial piety is combined with a cultural word, which reads education and teaching, and filial piety does not teach. As a kindergarten teacher, how to practice in kindergarten deserves our consideration. The upsurge of Chinese studies in recent years. Caused a lot of follow-up. Some formalistic so-called "filial piety" education, for example, some parks use parents' open days to invite all parents to let their children wash their feet. If there is no connotation guidance education before these activities, children don't know why they should be filial. This activity may be empty and meaningless, and it also violates the law of children's physical and mental discovery and learning characteristics. When it comes to filial piety education, it should belong to the social field. In the social field of the herald, there are some things about understanding parents, which many people question. They think that children aged three to six can't be considerate and filial to their parents at all, but the educational advice in the guide also says, "If mom is tired. Knowing how to let her be quiet for a while actually reflects the filial piety that children of this age should acquire. Therefore, we should look at children's learning from a developmental perspective, especially social and emotional learning, and pay attention to its long-term cumulative effect. For children, "experience" is the correct way to learn, and "preaching" cannot be completely effective. In other words, the attitude of filial piety is not a single teaching, nor a single existence divorced from reality, but an experience accompanied by the process of activities.
In short, to inherit the traditional culture of China, we should not only spread it, but also practice it, and some practices are really simple. Just like at this time, we can live and work well, do our jobs well, and don't let our parents worry about losing face, which is to practice the filial piety in China culture. Thank you!