百行孝為先 Piety is the foundation of all virtues

24/02/16 :-

百行孝為先！

Piety is the foundation of all virtues!

上風水八字課時，老師常告訴我們孝字如今的寫法已經不同了。

從前，都是孩子背著年老的父母親。

如今，孩子在上，父母親在下。

更遭的情況，父母還需要幫孩子背負照顧他們的孩子的責任。

漸漸地，我開始了解這一點。

三兄妹當中，老實說我絕對不是那個最孝順，更不是那個最乖巧最聰明的。

我很愛趴趴走，出國時也不太會想家，每天都只是執行任務似的報平安一次，之後就只顧自己玩個痛快！

但我都會盡全力給母親我能給的，有空時陪她吃吃飯，逛逛街，打打牌。

爺爺，奶奶，外公，外婆與父親都已不在人世，唯一能讓我們盡孝道的唯有母親。

所以，對她的孝道應該至少五倍！

家有一老，如有一寶。

家裡還有寶的朋友們，不要浪費時間，忽略那些永遠都會不顧一切愛我們的長輩。

我們自己或許還有好幾十年的時間，但是能夠與祖父母與父母相聚的時間一天比一天少。

不要讓自己的下半生有任何遺憾，時光流逝用再多的錢也買不回的。

The Chinese character for filial piety (孝) is made up of a kid (子) at the bottom and an elderly (老) on top.

This means to say, as a child, we should shoulder our parents and take care of them.
While attending my Fengshui classes, our teacher has mentioned to us that the Chinese character in modern world has changed.
The kid is on top of the elderly and in certain worse cases, there is another kid (grandchild) on top.
The poor folk has to take care of the grandchild for the child.
As time goes by, I'm starting to see the point my teacher has been trying to make earlier.

Among us siblings, I admit I'm definitely not the most filial, neither am I the most obedient or cleverest of all.
I love to go out and travel as well.
When I'm travelling, I do not really miss home.
Reporting my safety everyday is just a task to be completed and I would be out to enjoy myself to the fullest!
However, as much as I could, I try to give my mum the best I could.
When time permits, I would have a meal with her, go stroll or shop with her and also play mahjong together.

I have lost both my paternal and maternal grandparents, as well as my Dad.
Therefore, I'm only left with my mum to be filial to.
Thus, I should at least shower her with minimum 5 times of filial piety.

As the saying goes, "Having an elderly at home is like having a precious treasure."
For those who still have treasure(s) at home, stop wasting time or neglect the ones who would always love us unconditionally.
We may still have many years ahead of us but the time we have left with our grandparents and parents are decreasing each day.
Do not let your life be filled with regrets, time lost can never be bought with money.