Confucius held a strong ideal for man, and although he didn’t think his ideals were necessarily rewarding, I think there’s much to be learnt from them. These ideas give me hope that one day we may be better. Lately, I feel like the world is full of negativity and defeat. The words of Confucius are timeless in this regard, they are true, and they are very powerful in the right hands.įor me, this was quite a refreshing read. And that’s rather important because only then can we develop wisdom and come to understand the world. Being guided by others is easy, we need the strength of character to make judgements based upon what we see and what we think. This gives one the integrity to observe the world in their own personal way and to make their own decisions about the people in it.
“When everyone hates a person, you should investigate thoroughly, and when everyone loves a person, you should also investigate thoroughly.” Education, and an exploration of literature, are the quintessential ingredients to be able to utilise these effectively. Continued effort is all aspects of life is the key, continued effort in maintaining family relationships and mastering abilities are essential for developing strong moral character. It’s sad to see.Īnd this book pushes against such a defeatist mindset, it argues through strength of virtue that we can become more contended with life. People give up all too easy and settle for less. They ended up in a dead-end job when they could have done so much more with themselves had they the will and the drive to succeed and become the best version of themselves. They quit school or they didn’t put any effort into work. Growing up, I had some real intelligent friends who could have gone on to do wonderful things, but they were too lazy to exercise themselves (physically and mentally) to achieve what they ought to have done. I’ve met so many people in my life that never reached their potential or realised it. And in a way, that’s the main drive behind these teachings: self-improvement. It’s a noble pursuit, forever trying to learn and improve and become the best you possible. “Is it not indeed a pleasure to acquire knowledge and constantly to exercise oneself therein?”
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