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Refers to the act of gratitude of a lamb kneeling down to receive its mother's milk. Sheep have the grace of kneeling milk, crows have the righteousness of feeding, and children must know how to be filial to their parents.
Loving one's parents is what we often call "filial piety". Filial piety here is not simply understood as "offering". It's just that when there is something for the son to do for his parents, and if he has wine and rice, let his parents eat first, this is not a complete filial piety, the real filial piety needs to be attentive, and it needs to be kind to the parents.
Imagine, if children always put bowls or chopsticks in front of their parents with a "bang" when they pour water for their parents' meals, such behavior must not be regarded as filial piety.
There was a man who had two sons, the eldest was stupid and unlikeable, and the younger was clever and clever, so he devoted himself to raising the younger son. The two sons gradually grew up, the eldest son has been at home with his parents, and the younger son was sent to the county seat by his father to study because he was quite talented. The youngest son really lived up to expectations and successfully won the fame, the family was happy, and the two old men also packed their luggage and prepared to live together with the younger son in the place where they were officials.
Originally, the youngest son didn't want to take his parents with him, but thinking that his brother was dull, he reluctantly brought two old people.
After arriving at the place where he was employed, the youngest son quickly chose a house for his parents, arranged a slave and maidservant, and disappeared from then on. The two old men couldn't see him, and when they were sick, they could only call the slaves and maids to find the doctor, and although they lived a life of worry-free food and clothing, they couldn't be happy. A year later, the eldest son came to visit his younger brother with the specialties of his hometown, and when he saw the old man, he cried sadly, because he found that his parents had aged a lot after not seeing him for a year.
Although the eldest son was stupid, he felt sorry for his parents, so he decided to take his parents home to live. The two old men remembered that they had asked their eldest son to serve tea and pour water like a servant, and instead of complaining, the eldest son took care of himself happily, and couldn't help but shed tears, so he followed the eldest son back to the countryside.
The clever youngest son never understood why his parents followed the stupid brother back to the countryside. In fact, what impressed the two old men was the eldest son's filial piety. Filial piety is an expression of emotions from the heart, and it is definitely not just about making parents worry about food and clothing.
There is no sincere love without filial piety, and parents all over the world hope to get the care of their children, and hope that their children can often go home to see. When filial piety to parents, you don't have to wait until you become famous, poor and filial, rich and filial, as long as you use a true filial piety to make your parents happy and happy, you will really fulfill your filial piety.