Confucius on Filial Piety and its Translation

Confucius' original text on filial piety and its translation are as follows:

1, the original text of Confucius' theory of filial piety is: "He is also a filial brother, and there are very few people who are prone to crime; It's not easy to make mistakes, but it's not easy to make mistakes. Gentleman's business is based on inheritance and Taoism. Filial piety is also the foundation of a person? " ?

2. A son said: "It is rare to see people who are filial to their parents, obedient to their brothers and like to offend the upper rulers;" I don't like to offend the upper rulers, but there are no people who like to rebel. When a gentleman is committed to the fundamental things, the truth of governing the country and being a man is established. Filial piety to parents and obedience to brothers is the foundation of benevolence! "

In this passage, Confucius emphasized the importance of filial piety to parents and obedience to brothers, which is the foundation of being a man. At the same time, he also opposes those who like to offend the upper rulers or rebel. Filial piety means that Yong Dong sold her body to bury her father, Huang Xiang warmed her pillow, Meng Zong cried bamboo shoots, and the dutiful son took his parents seriously.

Filial piety, which originated from the patriarchal clan system in ancient China, emphasizes family harmony, respects the old and loves the young, and pays attention to love. Filial piety, a pleasing and eye-warming word, goes deep into bone marrow and is a virtue that warms people's hearts. At any time, express respect and care for the elders in various forms, and guide and contribute to the younger generation.

Main influence

Confucius constructed a complete ideological system of "virtue and virtue": he advocated the virtue and virtue of "benevolence and courtesy" at the individual level. The ideological system of virtue and Taoism is based on the theory of goodness of human nature ("one yin and one yang refers to the Tao, and those who follow it are also good, and those who succeed are also people"), aiming at establishing the human pole ("three-pole Tao"), and connecting with human nature, heaven and tunnel, and the golden mean will become a complete methodological ideological system in due course.

Confucius founded the moral theory with benevolence as the core. He is also a kind person, compassionate, helpful, sincere and generous. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", "A gentleman is beautiful as an adult, but not evil as an adult", and "Give up who I am and do my best" are all his life principles.