Through the teachings of Confucius, a child is said to be fili | 我們愛中華學會

Through the teachings of Confucius, a child is said to be filial if it can make their parents happy and cannot be said to be filial (孝 xiao) if it cannot give them happiness.

According to Andri Wang, filial piety to parents is divided into three stages as follows:

1. Caring for elderly parents (孝養, xiao yang): Elderly parents are helpless, they need children to pay attention and take care of them.

2. Respect for parents (孝敬, xiao jing) In addition to caring for parents must also respect parents.

3. Children must be healthy and successful in their careers (孝志, xiao zhi). If children can become moral and high-virtuous people and are successful in their studies and careers, their parents can smile widely and feel proud.

Through the concept of xiao, we remind them to fulfil the need to enjoy free time with their parents. Children are encouraged to support quality time in their spare time, even if they take their parents or the elderly for a walk together or recreation. Therefore, the concept of filial piety or xiao, has become important in Chinese culture today (Erlita Tantri, 2018).

Editor 編輯者：Fredric Chia

References 參考文獻

Tantri, Erlita. "Globalisasi dan Masyarakat Menua Tiongkok: Pariwisata dan Potensi Lansia." Jurnal Kajian Wilayah 9.1 (2018): 76-83.

Wang, Andri. The Ancient Chinese Wisdom. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2016.