<P> Filial piety is an important element in the cultures of the Ryukyu Islands . It is the topic of half of the verses of the most popular Okinawan folksong, Tinsagu nu Hana . </P> <P> Lu Xun in his collection "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk" (朝 花 夕 拾) criticized the stories "He Buried His Son for His Mother" and "Wang Xiang: He Lay on Ice in Search of Carp". </P> <P> The latter story is about Wang Xiang, a very young boy, who laid on an iced lake in order to get a fish for his sick mother . Although this may seem a bit extreme, filial piety emphasizes on the importance of putting one's parents' interests ahead of one's own . </P>

According to confucius what about filial piety is particular to human beings