弘扬中国传统孝道
这些年来，教育和民间机构组织了不少以孝道为主题的活动。一些地方甚至高调举办了学生集体向父母下跪仪式。这些事情若纯属学生自发，我们有理由为学生们的真情流露感到高兴。一旦集体组织，放到公众场合，其真实性不能不令人怀疑。
Recent years have seen a spate of activities being held by schools and NGOs with filial piety as the central theme. In some places, pompous ceremonies were held in which students were instructed to kneel down together before their parents. If students were to do this of their own volition, society would be delighted to see such expressions of filial piety spontaneously coming from students. Once such gestures are organized en masse for public display, questions will naturally be raised about their sincerity.
对于绝大多数家长和学生，首先想到的恐怕是这乃学校组织的活动，不能不参加。这种做法既非真正弘扬传统孝道，也与现代家庭伦理不接轨。传统孝道讲究的是绝对服从父母，而现代家庭更讲究人格平等与互相尊重的精神。
It can be inferred that the majority of the participating students and their parents had little choice but to attend the ceremonies, as they were their school’s scheduled activities. Not only are ceremonies of this nature ineffective in promoting genuine traditional filial piety, but they also poorly fit modern requirements for the development of familial and personal ethics. Traditional filial piety requires absolute obedience from children toward their parents, while in modern families, there should exist mutual respect and equality.
学校要弘扬传统文化，得先搞明白所宣扬的传统是否与现代伦理道德并行不悖。否则，就有可能念歪经。
If they wish to revivie traditional culture, schools need to first question how well the practices they are trying to advocate conform to modern morality. Failing to do so risks leading the students in the wrong direction.
今天，表达孝心有各种形式：在外工作时不忘给父母报声平安；常回家看看；听听他们的唠叨；为他们排忧解难等。
Nowadays, filial piety can be embodied in various forms, such as keeping in touch with one’s parents when one works away from home, paying regular visits to them, sharing in their problems and trying to help them out.
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