New '24 filial exemplars'

百善孝為先. 近日,全國(guó)婦聯(lián)老齡辦發(fā)布了新版"二十四孝"標(biāo)準(zhǔn)："經(jīng)常帶著愛(ài)人、子女回家；節(jié)假日盡量與父母共度；每周給父母打個(gè)電話(huà)；父母的零花錢(qián)不能少；陪父母看一場(chǎng)老電影……"與儒家倡導(dǎo)的"二十四孝"相比,新版有了許多創(chuàng)新,簡(jiǎn)單易懂,但同時(shí)也對(duì)子女提出了更高要求.當(dāng)然這個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)沒(méi)有強(qiáng)制性,只是作為引導(dǎo)子女孝敬父母的一個(gè)行動(dòng)參考.

Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. Recently, the Office on Ageing of the All-China Women's Federation issued a new version of the"24 filial exemplars" including, "constantly going home with your spouse and children; spending more time with your parents on holidays; calling your parents every week; giving more pocket money to your parents; accompanying your parents to watch an old movie..."In comparison with the original "24 filial exemplars" advocated by confucianists, the new version is more innovative and simpler to understand. Meanwhile it specifies more requirements of sons and daughters. Naturally, these are not compulsory rules but rather a guide helping children to show filial piety to their parents.

在現(xiàn)代社會(huì),尤其生活在大城市,人們的工作壓力越來(lái)越大,住得也與父母越來(lái)越遠(yuǎn),要忙碌的事情很多,等等這些都成為子女與父母溝通的障礙.在這種情形下,社會(huì)上甚至出現(xiàn)了為子女設(shè)置"回家獎(jiǎng)"這樣的現(xiàn)象.這讓我們意識(shí)到,我們很需要有一個(gè)像新版"二十四24孝"這樣的行動(dòng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)做參考,同時(shí)反思自己, "我們真有那么忙嗎？我們有多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒(méi)有給父母打電話(huà)了……"當(dāng)然,我們沒(méi)有必要完全按照新版"二十四孝"的內(nèi)容行事,畢竟每個(gè)人的具體情況不一樣.因此結(jié)合自己的實(shí)際情況,比如多陪父母說(shuō)說(shuō)話(huà),聊聊天,做一些這樣力所能及的事,就是在關(guān)心、孝順父母.這樣新版"二十四孝"就不至成為一個(gè)束縛子女的道德枷鎖,加重子女內(nèi)心的壓力.

In modern society, children face obstacles in communicating with their parents, especially when living in big cities. Most people have greater pressure at work, live further from their parents and have more things on their plate than before. Under these circumstances, there is even a phenomenon where parents bribe their children into returning home. It is clear that we do need a plan of action like the new version of the "24 filial exemplars" as a reference. We need a profound rethink of our priorities: "Are we really that busy? How long has it been since we last called our parents?"Of course, it's not necessary to completely follow the new version of "24 filial exemplars". After all, each of us is different, living our individual lives. To take care of and show filial obedience to our parents in combination with our personal real situations is possible. We can spend more time accompanying our parents, chatting with them, and whatever else we can do. Therefore, the new version of "24 filial exemplars" will not be moral chains to restrain offspring and increase their inner pressure.

(Source: myechinese.com)