Tagged: “filial piety”
In my culture, filial piety is very important. This is a strong loyalty toward parents. I am emotionally unsettled because of how my father treated me in the past. Yet, I do not want to reconcile with my father. Do you recommend that I forgive if I can’t reconcile?
You can forgive without reconciling. Because of the importance of filial piety, your emotions may become more settled if you forgive and then, because of the past treatment, you do not have to approach your father, unless you are ready to do so.
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In my country, people adhere to the idea of filial piety or honoring the parents no matter what. I am worried that if I forgive one of my parents, then I am no longer showing filial piety. What do you think?
When we forgive, we are saying that certain behaviors are unjust. We separate the person, as possessing inherent worth in spite of that behavior, and the actions, which are considered wrong. So, you can honor your parent as parent, as person, and still make the correct judgement that sometimes even our parents can act inappropriately. In other words, you can forgive and maintain filial piety at the same time.
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