What does Zi say about profit, destiny and benevolence? Zi rarely talks about benefit, destiny and benevolence.

In Confucius’ thought, the core content is benevolence, so what he paid most attention to was benevolence and righteousness. Confucius himself valued righteousness over profit, and was unwilling to talk too much about "profit." Moreover, he regarded pursuing utility or seeking benevolence and righteousness as the criterion to distinguish between a gentleman and a villain, that is, "a gentleman is known as righteousness, and a villain is known as benefit."

The reason why Confucius "rarely talks about profit" is because of his profound thinking. The so-called "profit" simply means benefit or wealth. As a natural person, without the guidance of others, everyone has the instinctive desire to pursue utility and is eager to obtain wealth or benefits.

As the saying goes, "People die for wealth, and birds die for food." Sima Qian also said in "Historical Records", "The bustling world is all for profit, and the bustling world is all for profit."

It can be seen that people have a strong desire to pursue interests. For the sake of wealth, some people defraud and go to great lengths; some steal, rob, and even murder; others are willing to sell their friends and relatives, or even their children, for the sake of money. In this world, there are many people who are blinded by money and have no conscience.

From ancient times to the present, most of all human disputes and wars are related to the struggle for interests. From the competition for food among clans in primitive society, to the plunder of population during the slave era, to the competition for land in feudal society, to the competition for resources and markets in modern society, wealth and interests are the focus of conflicts.

There is a famous saying in the modern world, "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests", which profoundly illustrates human beings' strong greed for wealth.