Filial piety story

1, Huang Xiang warm pad

There is a record in Chinese ancient books that "Xiang is nine years old and can warm the seats", which tells the story of "Huang Xiang warming the seats" in ancient China.

When Huang Xiang was a child, life at home was very difficult. His mother died when he was nine years old. Huang Xiang is very sad. He is very filial to his parents. During his mother's illness, Huang Xiang Jr. stayed by her bed. After her death, he paid more attention to her father and tried to make him worry less.

In winter nights, the weather is particularly cold. At that time, farmers didn't have any heating equipment at home, so it was really difficult to sleep. One day, when Huang Xiang was reading a book at night, she felt very cold. Her hand holding the book became cold for a while. He thought, dad must be very cold in such cold weather. His old man worked all day and couldn't sleep well at night.

Thought of here, Xiao was very upset. In order to prevent his father from getting colder and colder, he quietly walked into his father's room after reading the book, made him a quilt, then took off his clothes, got into his father's quilt, warmed the cold bed with his body temperature, and called his father to sleep. Huang Xiang warmed his father's heart with his filial piety. The story of Huang Xiang's warm mat spread like this, and neighbors praised Huang Xiang.

Nine-year-old Xiao is so filial to his father that he is known as a Chinese odyssey. When he grows up, people say, "People who can honor their parents must also know how to love their people and their country." That's what happened. Huang Xiang later became a local official. As expected, he did many good things for the local people. The story of his filial piety to his parents has also been passed down through the ages.

2. Sean picks up shoes.

Sean was a minister in ancient China in the early Han Dynasty. When he was young, he lived in Xiapi (now south of Pixian County, Jiangsu Province).

One day, Sean was doing nothing and taking a walk. When he walked to Xiapi Bridge, he saw an old man in coarse clothes standing by the bridge. Dressed like a poor man, the old man seems to be waiting for someone to arrive.

When Sean walked past the old man, the old man deliberately threw his shoes under the bridge, and then pointed to Sean and said, "Son! Take my shoes up from under the bridge. "

Listening to this rude request, Zhang Yiran thought angrily, "I don't know you at all. Why should I pick up your shoes? "

But when he thought that the old man was old and inflexible, and it was difficult for overseas Chinese to get shoes, he held back his anger and went to the bridge to get shoes for the old man.

Watching Sean walk onto the bridge in his shoes, the old man smiled. He slowly stretched out his foot and said to Sean, "Put your shoes on for me!"

Sean thought, "Now that he has picked up the shoes, a good man will do it to the end. Wear shoes! " So Zhang Liang straightened up and knelt on the ground, carefully putting his shoes on the old man's feet.

The old man looked at Sean and smiled. He turned away without saying a word.

Sean was surprised at the old man's strange behavior. He looked at the figure of the old man and didn't understand what was going on at all.

But after a while, the old man came back and said, "You are still worth teaching. Come here and wait for me at dawn in five days. "

Although Sean was surprised by the old man's behavior, he knelt down respectfully and said, "Yes!"

Five days later, at dawn, Sean arrived at Piqiao, but the old man was already waiting there. The old man said angrily, "How can you meet an old man and arrive later than him?" Come and wait for me early in five days "Say that finish, and went away.

Five days later, before dawn, Sean got up early and ran off the π bridge. The old man has been waiting there again. The old man was furious and said, "Why are you late again? Come a little earlier in five days! "

Five more days passed. Sean thought, "Anyway, you can't be late this time." So, at midnight, I waited at the bridge. After a while, the old man walked away slowly. Sean hurried forward to help the old man. When the old man saw Sean coming early, he smiled and said, "That's what young people should do!" He took out a book and said, "This is a rare book in the world. I have never found a suitable young man to teach it. Now I pass it on to you! After reading it, you will have a great strategy to realize your grand ambition. "

Sean deeply thanked the old man and took the book. It turned out to be the art of war. After returning home, Sean read repeatedly, carefully understood, and gained a lot of wisdom.

Later, Sean helped Liu Bang to create the Han Dynasty, which made a great contribution and left a story of "Sean picking up shoes" in history.

3. Biting your finger hurts

Zeng Shen, a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was a proud disciple of Confucius. He is called "Ceng Zi" and is famous for his filial piety.

When I was a teenager, my family was poor and I often went to the mountains to collect firewood. One day, there were guests at home, and my mother was at a loss and bit her finger with her teeth. Zeng Shen suddenly felt distressed. Knowing that his mother was calling him, he hurried home with firewood on his back and knelt down to ask why. Mother said, "Suddenly a guest came, and I bit my finger. I hope you will come back." Zeng Shen received the guests and treated them with courtesy.

The well-read Zeng Shen once put forward the cultivation method of "I will save myself in three days" (The Analects of Confucius Learning). According to legend, his works include Confucian classics such as "The University" and "The Book of Filial Piety". Later, Confucianism honored him as "Zongsheng".

4, Yongquan jumping carp

Jiang, a native of Guanghan, Sichuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, married Ponzi. Husband and wife are filial, and their home is six or seven miles away from the Yangtze River. Ponzi often goes to the river to get the Yangtze River water that her mother-in-law likes to drink. Mother-in-law loves fish, and husband and wife often cook fish for her. Mother-in-law didn't want to eat alone, so she invited her neighbors to eat together. Once, because of the strong wind, Ponzi came home late to fetch water. Jiang suspected that she had neglected her mother and kicked her out of the house.

Ponzi lived in a neighbor's house, worked hard day and night to spin and weave, and sent his savings to his neighbor to honor his mother-in-law. Later, my mother-in-law learned of Ponzi's dismissal and asked Chiang to invite him back. On Ponzi's way back to China, spring water suddenly gushed out of the courtyard, which tasted like the Yangtze River water, and two carp jumped out every day. From then on, Ponzi used these to worship his mother-in-law, so that he didn't have to go to the river far away.

Confucius praised: "You served your parents best when you were alive, but you missed them after you died!" " (Thoughts on Confucius' Family Language)

5. Abandon the official and find the mother

Zhu Shouchang was born in the Song Dynasty. At the age of seven, his biological mother Liu was jealous of his first mother (his father's wife) and had to remarry. For fifty years, the mother and son have not heard each other's voices.

During the reign of God, Zhu Shouchang was an official in North Korea. He used to write the Diamond Sutra and look for his birth mother everywhere. After getting the clue, he decided to give up his official position and go to Shaanxi to find his birth mother, vowing never to come back until he saw her. I finally met my biological mother and two younger brothers in Shaanxi. Mother and son get together and come back together. At this time, my mother was over 70 years old.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Twenty-four Filial Piety Stories