They heckled each other and no one believed them. They often discuss with each other, hoping that our theory can be adopted by the princes. Unfortunately, few people did it, even Confucius was discouraged. Finally, he had to open a school to publicize Confucianism.
Gold will shine sooner or later, and Confucius accepted 3000 disciples to preach and teach for them. Confucius deserves to be a teacher for generations. He taught 72 students, in contrast, he taught a cow. After the death of Confucius, his disciples collected and compiled his daily words and deeds into a book, namely the Confucian classic The Analects.
Nevertheless, Confucianism has not been recognized by the rulers. It was not until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty two or three hundred years later that the policy of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was carried out to legitimize Confucianism. Confucius never thought that in the feudal society of more than 2,000 years, his thoughts had such a great influence that no matter how the dynasties changed, whoever became the emperor, Confucianism would be respected.
Confucius' status is getting higher and higher, and his honorific titles are increasing. As the most famous educator in ancient times, Confucius summed up many wise sayings, including the truth of being a man, some of which still have great influence and significance and inspire people to forge ahead.
If you can't bear to be small, you will be great. These seven words are often talked about by the world. Always remind yourself to keep a forbearing attitude. Don't be too impulsive in everything, especially some important things. Otherwise, it will easily lead to problems and unimaginable results. Another example is "a gentleman is righteous and a villain is beneficial", which shows the difference between a gentleman and a villain. One is to take care of the overall situation and pay attention to morality, and the other is selfishness, which teaches us to identify our friends around us.
Look at "the beauty of a gentleman as an adult is not the evil of an adult." It is also a famous saying of Confucius. This sentence is not difficult to understand. A gentleman is good at thinking from the other person's point of view and is willing to help others, rather than deliberately setting traps. The villain digs holes for others everywhere, tries his best to embarrass others, shirks responsibility, and throws dirty water. His unkind and unjust actions are obvious.
In addition, Confucius once said that it is quite puzzling to classify women and villains as one kind of people, which is the so-called "only women and villains are difficult to raise." Whenever couples or couples quarrel, men often sigh and can't help but quote this sentence to express their dissatisfaction. Why did Confucius say that "only women are difficult to raise"? After reading the last nine words, I understood a truth. Maybe I was wrong about Confucius.
Behind the "only women are difficult to raise", Confucius also said nine words, that is, "if you are near, you will feel inferior, and if you are far away, you will complain." Among all people, there are two kinds of people who are the most difficult to get along with, that is, concubines in harem and sinister villains. Being too kind to them will make them get carried away and ignore their proper manners. On the contrary, if you deliberately alienate them, they will resent you and regard you as an enemy.
As we all know, the "woman" here is not partial, but refers to the love concubine around the monarch. At that time, Confucius came to Weiguo to preach the Confucian concept of governing the country to the Weiguo monarch, but he was turned away, fooled by the Weiguo monarch, and fooled by concubines and adulterers in the harem. He was very disappointed. After leaving Weiguo, he sent out the feeling that "only women are difficult to raise".
Although men were superior to women in ancient times, Confucius did not mean to discriminate against women. The villains and women he said are morally corrupt people, such as courtiers who only kiss up to others, who have wronged and praised da ji in their own country. A reasonable person will never have the mentality of "not feeling inferior if you are near, but resentful if you are far away". As the saying goes, "evil officials confuse the monarch, confuse the concubine and endanger the Lord. If you don't say anything, you will be happy. If you don't do it, you will see six ways. People can't stay away."