What's more, with advances in medical science, people are living longer. The elderly may be bedridden or five or ten years. This has put even more pressure on people. As the saying goes, "The long-term bedridden have no filial sons."
此外，現代醫療進步，人的壽命延長，老人一倒下，病床上一躺就是五年、十年，也讓「久病床前無孝子」的人性考驗更加嚴酷。