When asked about the important qualities of a good son or daughter, people have all kind of views
concerning it. From my point of view, the important qualities of a good son or daughter consist of
listening to the right advice from parents, taking care of parents when growing up and respecting
them.
The most important quality, I think, is that we should respect our parents. It was our parents who
brought us into the world and brought us up. They provided us food and clothes, and send us to
school to study knowledge. They tried their bests to make our life happy and comfortable.
Accordingly, it was our responsibility to respect our parents, including their labor and opinions.
We should not spend too much money on useless things because it comes from parents’ labor. At
the same time, we must listen to the right advice from parents and don’t act according to our own
wishes and desires despite the objection of parents.
The second quality for a good son is that we should care for our parents when we grow up.
Nowadays we have already attended the university, usually far away from parents. So we should
keep in touch with them by telephone, letter and e-mail, not making them feel lonely. We may
talk about their life at home, such as their work and their health. In fact every time when I give a
call to my parents, I may feel that they are very happy because of the telephone. The reason is
that not only can the get the information about me, but also they know that their son concerns
himself with his parents.
A good son should have many merits. From my point of view, respecting the parents and caring
for them are the most important for everyone. What’s more, they can’t be changed with the
development of the society because they are the fundamental qualities for a good son or daughter.