一、孝道真的衰落了?如今,孝道衰落的说法似乎已然成了社会共识。在中国这样一个有着悠久伦理文化传统的国度,孝道衰落所激起的社会反响可想而知,一些倡导传统文化复兴的学者更是希望重塑儒学正统,以圣人教诲收拾人心,再造社会。起初,笔者刚开始做农村调查时,耳闻目睹一些农村老人的凄凉晚景,也不免感慨系之,对中青年人的不孝愤愤然。然而,时间长了,就不免对自己先前的判断有所怀疑了。这倒不是因为什么见怪不怪熟视 First, the filial piety really decline? Today, the decline of filial piety seems to have become a social consensus. In a country such as China, which has a long history of ethical and cultural traditions, the social repercussions aroused by the decline of filial piety can be imagined. Some scholars advocating the rejuvenation of traditional culture even hope that the Confucian orthodoxy will be reshaped and the saints taught to clean up people’s hearts and rebuild society. At first, when I first started to do rural surveys, I heard stories of some desolate elderly people in rural areas, but I could not help but feel emotionally angrily, indignant at the unadulterated young people. However, as time goes by, we can not help doubting our previous judgment. This is not because of what weird to see