Chapter 5 argues that religion should not be read as a rejection of family and patriotism. Its function is to widen both beyond tribal closure and into responsibility for the world and God.
That is why the chapter can say both that filial piety comes first and that the future-facing work of religion may temporarily defer immediate family comfort. The point is not less love for family but a love trained not to stay small.
The chapter’s practical edge is also sharp: leadership belongs to the most devoted person in the room, not necessarily the most educated one. In that sense, religion tests whether love can become public vocation.