A short message about the culture 2013/3/17

Hi, dear friend! Nice to hear from you. I think the 5 relationships of Confucianism you mentioned are originated from "五倫"(父子有親、君臣有義、夫婦有別、長幼有序、朋友有信。) We Chinese have been taught to follow these rules since ancient times! You may think it quite different from westerners, who are more independent and equal when it comes to human relationships. We regard ourselves as a member of the family or the country, taking the responsibility for the culture inheritance. We are not so self-reliant as you; instead, we are expected to play a role which matches the requirement of the position. Thus, under a relatively stable and fixed cultural atmosphere, our behavior and action tends to appeal to authority rather than reason.

However, the modern Chinese might have been changed a lot. Nowadays, we still emphasize the importance of loyalty and acting in good faith, but the obedience to power and the institutionalized hierarchy has been dampened.

[Excellent passage.  Just a few problems with adjective forms.]