Filial piety is one of the fundamental values of Confucianism that insures the sincerity of ritual performance. Filial piety is the responsibility to respect one's parents, obey them, and take care of them as they age, and of course, to love them. Filial piety also exists in the form of worshipping ancestries. The Chinese would build shrines to their ancestors and in one case, the failure of proper worshipping often sent people for corporal punishment. The ancestors needed respect because they have helped and supported China and also influenced in how the world worked for the present generation. The Chinese have lived through the filial piety culture for centuries and to me, it is the "bonding chain" between families and generations. In conclusion, filial piety is a value that everyone should endorse to feel respected, loved, and cared by everyone around you.
Sources:
http://www.taoism.net/articles/xiao.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-filial-piety.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/273807/hsiao
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Hello.
Chinese people do have alot of respect for their ancestors and parents. And I agree that filial piety is a good value.
Do you follow the values??
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