Helen+Kang

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As I was reading the stories of Chinese parents and children, I was able to feel the strong love the children had for their parents. More than following the rule of filial piety, it seemed more like a true love. For example, I was affected deeply by the first story of a boy letting his three step-brothers wear thick coats and himself a thin one. However, I consider the stories exaggerated. Maybe in history, because “respect” was the key value within China and the countries that were influenced by filial piety, but now in a modern society, only very obvious respect can be seen. I believe that Eastern countries consider respect to elders more than Western countries because we speak in a more polite way to adults where Western people don’t have the rule, and we bow to elders where Western can wave. However, the stories of children’s deep and strong respect to parents, as the ones in stories are hard to be seen in a modern society, even in China.
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