I find it interesting as well as intriguing that Singapore and some provinces in China have laws stating that one must make provision for one’s parents. In those places, filial piety is not just part of a citizen’s moral obligation, but a requirement of the law.
What if the parents are awful parents? What if the children make provisions for their parents, but verbally abuse and mentally torture them? What if the children do not love their parents, and only provide for them out of a sense of duty? Would the parents like that? Would proud parents accept money from their children in that situation? What if the parents are well off but the children are not? I gave birth to my children and raised them until they could stand on their own two feet. Does that qualify me to receive lifelong provision from them?
I am very interested to know how the law addresses these questions in view of the complexities of human relationships.
For Reflections on Nursing Leadership (RNL), published by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
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