Money and filial piety are the cruel choices of modern life
The Spring Festival, the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, should be a time for families to reunite and celebrate. However, behind this glamorous festival, there are some unspeakable pains for families. The husband and wife are working hard outside the home, sacrificing the opportunity to reunite with their families for their livelihood, while the elderly at home, sick in bed, choose to remain silent because they do not want to increase the burden on their children. This scene makes people wonder if our social and family values are quietly being distorted.
In these seemingly prosperous times, the power of money seems to be everywhere, pushing people forward, but also invisibly weakening the bonds between families. The choice of the husband and wife may be out of helplessness about the family's economic situation, but what they don't realize is that this helplessness is gradually eroding the emotional world of the elderly, making the home that should be full of warmth cold and strange.
Behind the Spring Festival is the silent cry of empty nesters. They lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, thinking about their children and worrying about the future. They are afraid to disclose their plight to their children, for fear of adding a burden to the children who are working outside the home. This spirit of self-sacrifice is heart-wrenching and reflective.
We must face up to this problem and realize that the family is not only a point of financial support, but also an emotional haven. In the pursuit of material life, we should not neglect the emotional communication and support between family members. Although the choice of the husband and wife is out of a sense of responsibility to the family, it also exposes the neglect of family values in modern society.
In these times of change, we need to re-examine the balance between family and career, and explore how to pursue personal development without sacrificing the happiness and warmth of family. Let us not forget our original intention, remember that home is our eternal destination, no matter how far we go, do not forget the way home, remember to go home often.