The Confucian Way

The Goodness is more a way than being just a good person. Goodness is more a combination of virtues that make a true gentleman. These ideas I forgot to mention in my first blog. The first time I read this I talked about this story in a more literal way that explains how the Master talks with his disciples and how he teaches them to be good. Now this time that I reread this I found new meanings and things in this analect. I understand that the Master explains that persons need to really want things and not to be interested because they will be considered better. “Those who are good feel in home in Goodness, whereas those who are clever follow Goodness because they feel that they will profit from it.” 4, 2 The Master also shows that the way of the Good is the way that people also need to be conservative. “In serving your parents you may gently remonstrate with them.” 4, 18 The Master also says that the rituals are to be respected and always done. This sounds a very conservative society where you have to do the rituals and serve your parents. What I could understand by the Confucian Way is that it is very conservative and it teaches you how to be a good person.