Filial Piety

According to the Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, filial piety is one of the virtues to be cultivated in Confucian thought, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. What this means to me is obeying them, helping them around the house where I can, and taking care of my little brother when I can and trying to make him be a good kid until he can understand this concept as well. It also means being a good kid myself, and doing well in school so that they don't have to worry about me. Therefore, my parents will be tell my grandparents about how well I'm doing and not have to complain about their worries about me, and let my grandparents be proud of their two generations of descendants. I must do well in my studies, get a good job, and have a good salary so that I can support my parents in their old age as well. To me filial piety is simply making my parents happy, and being responsible for their well-being as they become older.