Save the wife or save the mother first?

by red100 on 2008-01-22 12:22:34

If both your wife and mother fall into the water at the same time, if you save your wife first, your mother will die; if you save your mother first, your wife will die. Should you save your wife or your mother, or save neither? This question has actually been answered by the ancients... Mencius: I lost my father at an early age, and it was not easy for my mother to raise me up. In order to let me grow up healthily, she moved house three times and provided me with good food and clothes just so that I could be successful. Of course, if my mother and wife fall into the water, I would save my mother first. The first of all evils is lust, and the first of all goodness is filial piety! If my wife dies, I can find another one, but...