Wu family had created several rules for his decendent to follow. There
are 12 meditation rules, 24 endurance rules, 9 forbidden rules, 4
female rules, and 15 family rules.
The 4 female rules:
Be
kind
Watch
your words
Decent
facial/postures
job
The 9 forbidden rules are:
- One
should not have emptyness. Always remember the principle in life.
One should have family, never forgets who you are, where you came
from. Never stop reading and studying. Never stop observing.
- One
should not forget. Should be cautions not forgetful, should remember
relative's name and ranks, should remember friend's name.
- One
should not be unjust. Always fair to people and to family members.
Should not be greedy.
- One
should not mistake others. Never make mistakes in family member's
position or friend's family history or do any intentional mistake
at work.
- One
should not be tempted sexually. Should not always looking for
a way to satisfy your sexual need, should first put what would
benifit you in long ran as ur first priority. Should respect your
body and bodies of others.
- One
should not disguise. Should live as who they are and who they
are under. Should never lie or disguise to be another person or
place.
- One
should not quit. Whatever one do, do your best. One should not
quit being a father or being a mother or being a brother or being
a friend. Should not quit being who you really are.
- One
should not have secrecy. Should work and be loyal to your employer,
should obey and be as honest as in job, work, study. Should be
open to families and friends. If one hides secrets from others,
others will do the same to you.
- One
should not be lost. Should not keep what other forgets, should
not be carefree.
Wu
Family general (house) rules are:
- Obey
your parents and elders.
- Respect
your ancestor, should maintain their grave clean.
- Always
respect your brothers, they are your top priority!
- Respect
your village's leader.
- Remember
the ranking of your relatives and respect them.
- Should
be in good terms with your family and relatives. Help each other.
- Should
respect other's privacy.
- Should
teach others the kindness and good of the world.
- If
working, should work hard and do your best.
- Should
try to save, don't waste food or money, etc.
- If
work as soldier, should obey the rules within the system.
-
If having fights, should calm down first.
- Should
stop as soon as possible when a fight occurs.
- Be
a gentlemen in the world and the society.
- Have
endurance in everything thing you do
- Have
determination
-
Be strict yet kind
-
No gambling
- Avoid
the occult
- Be
good in art
- Can't
have relationship with your relatives (incest)
- Be
kind to those who serve you.
- Dress
simple and nice but not fancy
- Keep
house clean and in order
There
are also the 24 rules of endurance:
-
Control your words. Do not say more than you should.
- Control
your anger. Do not act or do things that you will regret.
- Control
your sexual desire. Do not act carelessly.
- Control
your drinks. Excessive drinking kill a person's soul.
- Control
your voice. Control your voice when speaks.
- Control
your food. Know what and when to eat.
- Control
your money. Know where and what to spend.
- Control
on making trouble. Do not initiate a fight or problem.
- Control
your bad mouth (talking behind their backs). No gossip.
- Control
your fame. Do not be ruled by your fame.
- Control
your hyper-actions (be patient). Do not jump into conclusion.
- Control
your ego. Do not be ruled by your ego.
- Control
your desire. Do not desire more than you can.
- Control
your love. Do not love obssesively.
- Control
your illness. Do not worsen your illness.
- Control
your peace. Do not be too calm. Be cautious when it's needed.
- Control
your need. Do not ask more than you can.
- Don't
work for gain. Do not do things for a returned favor.
- Don't
work with no determination. Finish what you have started.
- Always
learn with your best. Study and understand better than ignorance.
- Anything
you do, do with patient. Time will give you the result.
- Be
aware of friendship. Chose carefully.
- Know
how to retreat. Do not persist on one subject. Know when to retreat.
Leave with dignity better than die for nothing.
-
Control your high position. Be nice to others when your position
is higher than other or they will rebelt against you.
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