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Lesson 18 of The Analects of Confucius: Confucius' Political View and Life Thought
The eighteenth chapter of The Analects of Confucius is composed of 1 1 and 62 1, which is an important conclusion chapter of The Analects of Confucius. Its core content is to show Confucius' political ideas and life thoughts. In the original words of the sixth and eighth chapters of this article, it is said that "there is a way in the world, and the hills are not easy" and "I am different and indispensable". The meaning of the previous sentence is: the world is peaceful, and I will not reform it. In other words, the world is in chaos now, and it is my duty to run the country and keep it safe. The latter sentence "Nothing is impossible" is not the commonly understood "Anything will do", but means that in the process of realizing one's political ideal, one can learn from others, listen to opinions with an open mind and not be opinionated.

Chapters 1 to 4 of this paper are the first part, and some historical facts are used to discuss the "no way" of Yin, Lu Zhuanggong, Lu and other kings. It was their "helplessness" that led my son to go to China. Ji Zi became a slave and died in the battlefield. Liu Xiahui and Confucius ran between the vassal countries, and the road was fruitless. Because of this, many hermits appeared at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. ?

? Chapter 5-9 of this paper is the second part, followed by the story of a mountain hermit in troubled times. There are eight divisions in Chu who are crazy about, drowning in the Dragon Pony Festival, he, Yi Min Xian and Yue Guan. They either sing to avoid, or plow the countryside, or plant sticks unsuccessfully, or aim at purity, or scatter in rivers, lakes and seas. They have different attitudes towards Confucius, some sincerely exhort, some treat each other coldly, and some ignore them. In this regard, Confucius gave maximum understanding and tolerance. Confucianism is "giving up who I am" to help the people, while Taoism is "no way out", but the similarities are all good, all good, and they all hope that the country is good, the nation is good, the world is peaceful, and the country and the people are safe. There is no fundamental difference between Confucius and the above hermits, and all roads lead to the same goal.

? Chapter 10 to 1 1 is the third part of this paper, which mainly talks about what the ideal country in Confucius' mind looks like. Why did the Zhou Dynasty last for 800 years? Because many people are loyal to the country like "eight scholars in a week", they are full of talents and the country is prosperous. Why is this happening? In chapter 10, Confucius gave an answer in the words of Duke Zhou. I summed it up as "four wants and four don't want", that is, selfless, don't just think about giving benefits to your cronies and relatives; Attention should be paid to unblocking the emotional psychology of subordinates and preventing cadres from accumulating grievances in their work; Know others well, push yourself and others, not seek perfection; Be nostalgic and don't abandon old friends for no reason. If so, the peace and prosperity of the monarch, the minister, the father, the father and the son will appear.

? By the way, a few digressions, this article is not long, and there are not many words, but it describes the image and depicts the characters vividly. After careful reading, we can feel Liu Xiahui's childlike innocence of refusing to go to the countryside, the hardships, helplessness and persistence of Confucius in traveling around the world in order to realize his ideal and ambition, and the deep friendship of hermits and sages to the mountains and rivers under their feet despite adversity. Of course, the most important thing to read this article is to be impressed by the truths expressed by the sages. These truths are still indestructible after thousands of years.

? I love truth, so I love Confucius.

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