The community promotes treating all elders like one's own and helping one another.
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From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王上》): 老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼 — 'Treat my elders as elders should be treated, and extend that to the elders of others; treat my young as the young should be treated, and extend that to the young of others.' A cornerstone Confucian statement on universal family-style benevolence (仁).
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Frequently invoked in policy discussion around elder care (养老), community services, and social welfare. Almost always paired with its twin 幼吾幼以及人之幼.
