孔子斥愚孝

Confucius Denounced Simple-minded Filial Piety

众所周知,孔子是中国传统孝道的系统阐发者和积极提倡者。不过,在孔子的思想观念中,尽管子女必须要担负起满足父母的衣食之需、使父母心情快乐精神愉悦的责任和义务,但这并不意味着在父母面前做子女的任何时候都必须无条件地逆来顺受。孔子曾经明确主张,父母盛怒之下作出不理智的举止,子女就应采取灵活的办法以免造成严重后果。在孔子看来,这样做才是真正的尽孝,否则便属愚孝。孔子斥曾参的故事是个很好的例证。

It is known to all that Confucius was the systematic initiator and advocator of traditional Chinese filial piety, However, in Confucius＇ ideas, although children should take the responsibility to satisfy the living demands of their parents so as to make their parents feel happy,