What does filial piety mean in front of Guo Qilin?

What does Guo Qilin mean by filial piety in front of the church? The specific explanation is as follows:

The word "filial piety before class" is usually used to describe an act of expressing love and care in the family. Specifically, "front of the hall" can be understood as the ancestral hall or living room of a family or family, where ancestors are worshipped. "Filial piety" literally means respecting, caring and caring for elders (usually parents or other deceased relatives) as much as possible.

So "filial piety before class" means showing respect and care for parents and elders as much as possible in the ancestral hall or living room at home. This behavior is not only a way to commemorate the deceased relatives, but also an important way to convey love and support to the living family. It embodies the individual's attention and understanding of family, responsibility and humanity, and is a positive attitude towards life.

Extended data:

1, the origin of filial piety

The concept of filial piety came into being at the end of primitive society, that is, the transition period from matriarchal system to paternal system. Due to the clear blood relationship and the emergence of private ownership, the concept of "filial piety" came into being in order to thank parents and elders for their children's birth and upbringing, and to express their reverence for their children and their accumulated grief.

The word "filial piety" was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. The upper part of the word "filial piety" is an old man, hunched over, and the lower part of the word "filial piety" is a child, reaching out and helping the old man to serve him. The integration of the previous generation and the next generation is called filial piety. Shuowen Jiezi gives a vivid and accurate explanation of filial piety: "Filial piety, kindness to parents, obedience from the old province, and inheritance from the son", and kindness to parents means material support for adoptive parents.

2. The development of filial piety

Filial piety was originally limited to adjusting the family ethics between parents and children, and there was no social norm. Its main content is to sacrifice ancestors and do good to parents. Filial piety as an ethical concept was formally put forward in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, a large number of words "filial piety" have appeared in The Book of Songs and Shangshu, especially in the inscriptions on bronze. The usage of "filial piety" in inscriptions is mostly aimed at deceased parents or ancestors.

During the Western Zhou Dynasty, filial piety appeared in a large number of ritual vessels. The Chinese character "filial piety" means to be an old man above and a son below, which means that a son can inherit relatives and follow his own will. The word "filial piety" appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Yin Shang Dynasty, but the word "filial piety" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is only a place name, which is not enough to show that filial piety in Yin Shang Dynasty has the meaning of filial piety.

3. The embodiment of filial piety in life

Parents' support and care for their children are complementary to their respect and support for their parents, and filial piety comes from this emotional foundation between parents and children. China people regard filial piety as the foundation of a person's life, family harmony, national well-being and human continuity. For thousands of years, filial piety has always been the moral criterion for maintaining family relations in China society, and it is also one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.