“父母在,不远游”是子女必须在家侍奉父母的意思吗?

• 作 者: 黄子祺
• 出 处: 中华活页文选(高二、高三年级)
• 发表日期: 2014年02期
• 关键词: 游必有方 引用者 空巢老人 里仁 社会环境 物理距离 太远 视频通话 远隔重洋 家庭稳定

“父母在,不远游”出自《论语·里仁》,经常被人们认为是儒学先贤要求子女陪在父母身边的告诫,并借此斥责儿女常年出门在外留下空巢老人是不孝的。然而,引用者往往忽视了这六个字后面的“游必有方”这一重要补充,从而曲解了孔子的本意。【原文】子曰:“父母在,不远游~①,游必有方~②。”

“Parents in, not far from ” from “The Analects of Inner Mongolia,” is often considered as a pretext for Confucian sages to require their children to accompany their parents and to reprimand their children for leaving empty nesters year after year is unfilial. However, the quoted person often neglects the important supplement of “You must have a party” behind these six words, thus distorting the original intention of Confucius. [Original] Zi Yue: “Parents in, not far from tour ~ ①, tour must have ~ 2. ”