While Confucius and Yan Hui were in the battlefield it reminded me of Krishna and Arjuna, while Krishna taught Arjuna into making the right decision. What still makes me question everyone is, how do they know if it right or not? If Arjuna went into the battle he would kill thousands, and only his honor will live. What difference will it make to Yan Hui? Why do they like Confucius so much?
" A child is completely dependent upon the care of his parents for the first three years of life ". ( Book 17 17.21) I thought children are dependent until they are seven. At least for me, I only have memories when I was seven. I even started with my own personality when I was seven, but below that number, I don't remember anything.
" Women and servants are particularly hard to manage: if you are too familiar with them, they grow insolent, but if you are too distant with them, they grow resentful". (Book17 17.25) I agree with this quote even though it insults women. I know it is true, since I am a woman myself, and this kinds of familiarizing and distant does have a same reaction. But I cant connect it with servants.
"Only the very wise and the very stupid do not change". (Book 17 17.3) This quote doesn't make sense, since until now, I see Confucius as the great, as the wisest and greatest. By the way he compares wisdom with stupidity, I guess it is not a very good comparison. it means he would be mocking himself, since he would never change. I guess it is to change to new ideas. In this case, his ideas.
No comments:
Post a Comment