 Other than the four moral sprouts and their foundational nature, Mencius discusses emotions and subjective feelings of love, concern, and sadness. For example, he discusses king Shun’s (舜) emotions such as sorrow and love to his parents and brother and explains true filial piety (5A1). Shun’s parents and brother tried to kill him but he kept his sincere feelings for them. Like Confucius, Mencius believes that genuine emotions are critical component of ideal moral virtues. He also points out how emotions change our sense of appropriateness and motivate to adopt certain norms. He states that