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Chapter 2
Care and Concerns, Respect for Others
1. Respect others. As an older sibling, we must be friendly, care and love for our younger ones. Similarly, as a younger sibling, we must respect and love our older ones. Only when we can maintain harmonious relationships with our siblings, we can then consider being dutiful to our parents. (similarly, we can apply this to our love one, to relative, our colleague, friends).
2. Always treasure and value our family ties more than then anything else in our possession, no resentment will come between us. Always be careful with words, without hurtful comments, never get angry with any family members.
3. Remember to be respectfully serve the elderly (with drinks, food, or offer a seat) before entertaining others. (The western concept of lady first may not applicable in Di-Zi-Que). When elderly request for someone, get that person for him right away. If unable to find that person, immediately report back and offer our help instead. (React responsively)
4. Well manner with politeness. Respect the Elderly, when addressing him, we should not call him by his given name and never show off in front of an elderly. Be polite in addressing others.
5. On the street, when we meet an elderly we know, promptly pay our respect with a warm greeting. If he does not acknowledge, do step back and respectfully stand aside. (Apply ‘Love and gratitude in blessing him).
6. Always pay respect to the elderly, when taking public transport, allow the elderly to alight or move up first, give him enough space to walk, assist as required, offer your seat immediately.
7. In the family, if any elderly is standing, we will not sit before the elderly take his seat. During conversation, be mindful to speak appropriately, gently and softly when communicating with elderly. When answering a question, look at the elderly who is asking the question and answer back politely.
8. Treating others: Serve your uncles or other elderly as if we are serving our parent. Treat them as if they are our own siblings. (treat elderly as parent or relatives, treat men as brothers, ladies as sisters, other’s children like our children or our relatives’ children).
9. Attitudes and perspective: In our workplace, organisation or society, we should also have the habits to treat our friends and colleagues / members as if they are our brothers and sisters. Have love, care and concerns for each other. Whenever possible we should also serve the elderly with respect, as if we are serving our relative. Do adopt the similar practices and maintain the similar virtue of kindness, accommodate everyone with the correct attitudes and similar perspective like a family.