Book I: Studying 学而第一 Chapter2

Chapter2

有子曰：“其为人也孝弟，而好犯上者，鲜矣；不好犯上，而好作乱者，未之有也。君子务本，本立而道生。孝弟也者，其为仁之本与！”

So in this chapter, confucius is telling us the importance of treating parents. As a little background, back to that time, governor wanted the society to be sturdy and stable, whoever kept the rule, obey the rule, was a good people/citizen. So what makes people a good people. Confucius believes that the people who treating their parents nicely are good people. And below are the reasons:

Few people who treats his parents nicely, will offend the governor. Few people not offending the governors, will break the stability of the society. Treating parents nicely is the core nature of being a good people.