During the Kangxi period, there was a middle-aged beggar in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he was alonelifeand no children with them. The beggar had a curly beard and had no fixed dwelling, except for a thatched hut on the southern slope. He beggars in the city during the day and returns to his thatched hut at night. However, suddenly one day, he stopped begging himself. After disappearing for a while, he came to the bazaar with an ordinary monkey. This monkey is no different from other monkeys, but it exhibits unusual behavior.
The monkey was not chained, but never left the beggar's side. Whether in the market or in the crowd, it always sits quietly beside the beggars. The beggar came to the market with the monkey and attracted a large crowd of onlookers. The beggar cleared his throat and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, please watch my monkey perform a puppet show!" The beggar and the monkey performed a puppet show with a bell, which drew bursts of applause. Afterwards, the monkeys begged around with a broken wooden scoop, some of them showing disgust, but some of the good Samaritans threw down a few copper coins. The beggar bought two with moneySteamed buns, he devoured it with the monkey. From that day on, they came to the market almost every day to perform the bell puppet show, and most of the time they were able to get some money. Beggars buy with this moneySteamed bunsDivide and eat. Sometimes they don't have enough money, so they go to restaurants and liquor stores to ask for leftovers. More than ten years have passed, and whenever and wherever a beggar appears, the monkey will follow him. They became a peculiar pair in the eyes of everyone.
However, the older beggar is getting worse and worse, and he can no longer beg with the monkey. Monkeys still kneel on the side of the road, begging people for money and food. After the beggar died, the monkey wept in grief, and then knelt on the side of the road and continued to beg. Good Samaritans helped the monkeys return the beggar's body to the southern slope and built their grave. A man, a monkey, and two graves stand side by side.
Compared to the stories of beggars and monkeys, the behavior of some biological children in reality towards their parents is shocking. Some children even beat the elderly, and some children even killed their fathers and mothers, which makes people sigh that people are not as good as monkeys. The relationship between the beggar and the monkey shows noble emotions and a spirit of mutual support, while some people in reality treat their loved ones with indifference and ruthlessness.
Filial piety is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and the purpose of raising children at the beginning is to provide for oneself in old age. However, in reality, many people only care about their own interests and forget the importance of family affection. They only care about their own material comforts, but they are indifferent to their parents. This kind of behavior is very chilling.
In modern timesSocial, fastEconomyDevelopment andRelationshipsThe complexity of making people more focused on their own interests and personal performance. Parents become irrelevant, their presence is seen as a burden, and even abused and abandoned. This phenomenon is rightSocialof stability and peopleMental healthhave had a serious impact.
We should take a cue from the stories of beggars and monkeys. No matter what the circumstances, we should cherish family affection, respect and love our parents. They have given us life and education, they have given us a lot, and it is our responsibility to give back and take care of them.
The question of people being inferior to monkeys needs to arouse reflection and concern in each of us. We must establish correct values, cultivate the idea of honoring our parents, respect their dignity, and take care of themlifeand health. Only then, oursSocialin order to be more harmonious and happy.